SUSE Linux sold for $2.535 billion

British firm Micro Focus International is selling its open source SUSE software to the Swedish group EQT Partners. The $2.535 billion deal boosted shares by 6 percent. SUSE Linux has been in the hands of Micro Focus International since 2014 and it has been running it as a largely independent division, competing directly with the likes of Ubuntu and Red Hat. The acquisition by EQT Partners means that more developers and engineers will be hired to work on the product. See also: Ubuntu-based Bodhi Linux 5.0.0 release candidate now available Linux Mint 19 'Tara' now available for download with Cinnamon,… [Continue Reading]