Breaking: The openSUSE Board discusses SUSE's request to stop using its brand, highlighting the need for cooperation and goodwill.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/37281970

Believe it or not, an unexpected conflict has arisen in the openSUSE community with its long-time supporter and namesake, the SUSE company.

At the heart of this tension lies a quiet request that has stirred not-so-quiet ripples across the open source landscape: SUSE has formally asked openSUSE to discontinue using its brand name.

Richard Brown, a key figure within the openSUSE project, shared insights into the discussions that have unfolded behind closed doors.

Despite SUSE’s request’s calm and respectful tone, the implications of not meeting it could be far-reaching, threatening the symbiotic relationship that has benefited both entities over the years.

  • thehatfox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    2 months ago

    Seems a pointless endeavour. The open and enterprise sides are so deeply linked, it makes sense that they share a brand.

    Separating them only weakens the broader SUSE ecosystem.

    • llionesista@fosstodon.org
      4·
      2 months ago

      @thehatfox @banazir
      Suse and Oracle already have an enterprise-level community project, OpenELA. This image explains very well in my opinion why SUSE is asking the openSUSE community to remove the SUSE name.

      • pastermil@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        2 months ago

        I’m curious as to where they’re actually going with this. They got news, they got repo, but still nothing to run even after almost a year?