OpenSuse aims to be what Fedora is to Redhat.

The openSUSE project is a worldwide community program sponsored by http://www.novell.com  that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. The program provides anyone with free and easy access to the world's most usable Linux distribution, SUSE Linux.

Here at openSUSE.org, you'll find a community of developers, end users and other open source enthusiasts who all have the same goal in mind. We work together to create and distribute the world's most usable Linux. There are many ways you can participate in the openSUSE project ― first you should get a copy of SUSE Linux and install it on your machine.