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SUSE has gone through more than its fair share of corporate restructuring, and here comes another one. https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/suse-go-private by @sjvn

Well, I didn't see this coming—shame on me. SUSE, one of the oldest #Linux companies, is being taken private by its majority stockholder.

SUSE to Go Private

SUSE has gone through more than its fair share of corporate restructuring, and here comes another one.

Open Source Watch
Aug 17, 2023 at 10:48pmWeb
Show threadScott Williams 🐧Aug 17, 2023
@sjvn I don't know how I feel about this. It's a double-edged sword. On one hand, it might prevent them from boneheaded and abusive decisions for the sake of outside shareholders. On the other hand, Rackspace went from being amazing to terrible very quickly after being taken private. At least EQT isn't a new, outside VC owner, so maybe the #SUSE user impact won't be significant. 🤞
Show threadNik | Klampfradler 🎸🚲Aug 18, 2023

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The article misses the fact that they were not listed public since 2018, but merely since end of 2021:

https://www.suse.com/listing-celebration/

SUSE Goes Public | SUSE

SUSE Goes Public

Show threadIsakaAug 18, 2023
@sjvn It'd gone public just a couple of years ago.