Hi folks.
This is the new release that Opensuse was planning on releasing. It is only in alpha stage.
It's middle of the road between their rolling release and their Enterprise edition. But the folks at Opensuse aren't really wanting to use the term 'alpha' because..The test release, called openSUSE Leap 42.1 Milestone 1, is in the early stages of its development and is intended for alpha testers and people curious as to what openSUSE has planned for the Leap series.
From the DW link:Milestone is being used to avoid the term Alpha because the milestone is able to be deployed without the additional future items and subsystems that will become available when Leap is officially released.
But check this out:...Richard Brown, Chairman of the openSUSE Board, says Leap will provide a middle road between SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE's rolling Tumbleweed branch. "As Tumbleweed keeps rolling with the latest features and subsystems, Leap will fill the gap between the longevity of a SLE core and the innovation related to Tumbleweed. The quality and environmental care Tumbleweed provides with its development model should quickly translate to a top-quality distribution for Linux users, sysadmins and developers. The milestone was moving forward with a 3 series Linux Kernel, but the Long-Term Support 4.1 Kernel, which enhances ext4 file-system encryption and power improvements for both ARM and x86 devices, was needed for the release of the first milestone. The new Kernel was practically flawless when added to the next build...
If you'd like more information, you can go to the DW website or go here:There is currently no plans for live CDs, but expect other media formats to be added later.
https://news.opensuse.org/2015/07/24...ne-for-leap-2/
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