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1. chasil · 1790874961 · focus · HN ↗

   I wonder if the forces behind OpenELA are able to shoulder a heavier burden.

   The weakest link at this point would be Oracle. They've bet their future on AI, and it's crushing them.

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   1. bonzini · 1790877553 · focus · HN ↗

      Why would they have to shoulder a heavier burden? Anyhow no, if Red Hats ceased to exist, OpenELA would disappear. They are not doing any upstream engineering work.

      1. chasil · 1790886012 · focus · HN ↗

         SUSE is an ELA member, and maintains Liberty Linux.

         They certainly have the operational capability to maintain the quality standards of Red Hat.

         1. mogwire · 1790946817 · focus · HN ↗

            Then why don&#x27;t they do it now?

            SUSE cannot replace Red Hat. This is the irony of OpenELA. They are a scavenger that relies on the work Red Hat does. Suse, Oracle, CQI, etc are going to suddenly come up with hundreds of millions of dollars to replicate Red Hat&#x27;s Engineering team to maintain and develop all of these packages?

            No. And you know that.

            1. chasil · 1790970953 · focus · HN ↗

               I do not know that. Read my original comment.

               Either SUSE or Oracle have sufficient funding to do so.

               1. bonzini · 1790976513 · focus · HN ↗

                  Liberty Linux is repackaging Red Hat work that is mostly visible in CentOS Stream. It doesn&#x27;t have any original engineering. Same for Oracle.

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