On 8/12/23 07:29, Carlos E. R. wrote:
This might be interesting to all.
The survey is mostly intended for contributors, but the first line in it mentions users:
«This is an informative survey to understand current mood and trends among our contributors and users..»
So I have my doubts.
Sad state of affairs, I suspect when Leap ends, this list will become even more desolate. SUSE, the openSUSE and then Leap have always offered an annual or semi-annual release and support of any one release for roughly twice the release cycle without forced upgrades. This has provided unmatched stability in a Llinux distro and provided the user a choice of whether to upgrade with each new release, or if time didn't permit, to wait for the next release while being confident in support of the current release. A rolling release, while good, can never provide the same assurance against surprises when the next 'zypper up' is done. Add the need for a proprietary video driver and the risk increases. SUSE/openSUSE has always been a traditional loosely FHS compliant distro that provided opportunity for users to configure and tweak their install to their liking. Provide their own kernel or kernel modules as needed. The misguided approach to ALP and/or MircoOS destroys that ability regulating the distro to basically a VM with containers hanging off it. This is further compromised by the coming default lockdown of the kernel. (yes it can be disabled) While this may serve the enterprise side of SUSE well, it alienates the openSUSE user. (or power-user if you will) Good luck modifying the VM or building your own container or adding your own kernel module for work with an embedded device. We have had an incredible 20 year run with a good group of devs and users. It's unfortunate that shifting priorities prize monetization over a traditional Linux offering. To contribute now, VM and container expertise will be a minimum. (just try to get your favorite web-application and database configured to run in a container and talk to the rest of the world, doable, but with *substantial* education and learning-curve required) I mean, if you want a locked down OS that is difficult to tweak to your liking there is always Windows, MacOS or Android. Linux, and SUSE/openSUSE in particular, has always stood in sharp contrast to that crowd (notwithstanding the 2005 deal). A containerized VM distro eliminates that distinction. There is no reason there can't be a Leap 15.7 ... 16.0 ... and on. And here is to hope that saner minds prevail and the traditional Linux offering continues. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.