On 22.02.2018 19:00, Liam Proven wrote:
I really want to understand this better, and if I can, help to formulate a clear, concise explanation of the relationship between SUSE and openSUSE. I work at SUSE myself, after all, and nobody explained it to me!
Then please ask your manager for a "mailing lists 101" introduction, so that you can choose the correct list to ask a question next time. Thanks.
SLE, the enterprise distro. Slow release cycle, stable, supported, costs money -- traditional software licensing model
NO. NO. NO. Most of the software in SLE is still GPL. AIUI (I'm not a lawyer), it is basically impossible for SUSE to sell a GPL license to anyone. What SUSE sells is service: subscriptions. Access to updated versions. Technical support. Whatever. But not a license. I hate it that I have to explain this at work at least twice a day, but having to explain it to FOSS people really hurts. -- Stefan Seyfried Ceterum censeo fluid-soundfont esse delendam (from the Leap 15 DVD :-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org