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SUSE has an impressive legacy deeply rooted in the world of #opensource. As we witness #RedHat restricting public access to the source code of #RHEL, a disheartening move for our thriving open-source community, it's uplifting to see #SUSE standing firm in its dedication to the vibrant #openSUSE ecosystem. https://www.suse.com/c/navigating-changes-in-the-open-source-landscape/
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Show threadBahman MovaqarJun 30, 2023

@opensuse Been a user for over a decade now and have faith in your involvement and commitment to #opensource and #community.

Ironically, I used to have the same "faith" in #redhat and their model too 😑 Turned out that corporates are ultimately led by the wills of their shareholders and not the community's and ideologies.

While I do hope you folks stay true to your roots in the face of economic changes, I'd like to ask if you've got any mechanisms/processes that'd prevent a similar scenario?

Show threadBahman MovaqarJul 10, 2023
@opensuse Hey there #OpenSUSE 👋 Just following up on my previous post and eager to hear your thoughts re my question around #community and #opensource. 🙏
Show threaddtonlinuxJun 30, 2023
@opensuse Much as I don’t enjoy everybody hammering Red Hat currently. People seem to forget the vast contributions they’ve made to Linux & it’s adoption in the enterprise space. I do understand the frustration Red Hat have caused, the possible damage they’re doing to their brand & open source as a whole.
This post from Suse made me happy to see that community spirit can live within open source enterprise software. I loved the ideals & philosophy. Suse has gained a fan & user I think.
Show threadSouthern Wolf 🐧🦀Jun 30, 2023
@opensuse Well done! This is the kind of approach we need with this, and RHEL could learn a thing or two from the stance that Suse has taken.
Show threadThorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)Jul 1, 2023

@opensuse

Fun fact for the young: Yast until 2004 was not Open Source. See: https://social.linux.pizza/@knurd42/110637112365125443

Thorsten Leemhuis (2/4) (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Fun fact reg. the "#SUSE has an impressive legacy deeply rooted in the world of #opensource"[1] for those that don't remember: Suse's Yast only became Open Source in 2004; before that the license forbade to use it in other distros. https://www.heise.de/news/YaST-wird-freie-Software-95583.html (German) [1] quote from https://fosstodon.org/@opensuse/110633130799606251

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Show threadThorsten Leemhuis (acct. 2/4)Jul 1, 2023

@opensuse

Out of curiosity reg. the "SUSE has an impressive legacy deeply rooted in the world of #opensource":

When did SUSE actually start to publicly publish their SRPMs[1] for Suse Linux Enterprise (both releases and updates)? My leaky and unreliable brain says it was about ~2014, but my googlefoo failed to find a confirmation. They were available in 2015:

https://ohmag.net/opensuse-now-and-the-future-an-interview-with-richard-brown/

[1] or something equivalent that would enable cloners