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SUSE Requests openSUSE to Rebrand

cross-posted from: 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.

azvasKvklenko ,

OpenSUS

UnfortunateShort ,

openZUSE

laurelraven ,

New name suggestion:

“The Distro Formerly Known As openSUSE”

Neon ,

TDFKOS

Wilzax ,

openDISTROFORMALLYASKEDBYSUSETOREBRAND

Ephera ,

I do hope that’s an acronym, too. 🙃

msgraves ,

same energy (and impact) as “X formerly known as Twitter”

Rayspekt ,

Which is the same energy as Prince has with this, sweet summer child.

laurelraven ,

Yes, this is actually where I was going with it

laurelraven ,

It’s a play on “The Artist Formerly Known As Prince”

eveninghere ,

Careful, Germans take it seriously.

WaylandHater26 ,

They should name it something original like Green Lantern

laughterlaughter ,

HA!

LossLeader ,

Call it gecs os and have 100 gecs do the promotion for it.

jimbolauski ,

OpenSueUs

angrymouse ,

Holy shit that was so good lol

imnapr ,
@imnapr@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

OpenSussy

Samueru ,

Introducing openSUSA

Stupidmanager ,

That is the phonetic spelling of how you’re supposed to say SUSE. It’s. SUSAhhh, like appaloosa. I know this because I watch that goofy video on youtube.

wasabi ,

Since SUSE has its roots in Germany (it stands for Software und Systementwicklung) I think the German pronunciation would be correct which is a little different. Both S are soft and the E is short. Like “Zoos” + “Eh”.

Ephera ,

Yeah, I’m not sure what their thinking with these pronunciation videos is. In the last frame of the video, they even show the phonetic pronunciation with a schwa, which is certainly not how the guy pronounces it.

We do also have an actual word “Suse” in German, which has a documented pronunciation: www.dwds.de/wb/Suse

brayd ,
@brayd@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

The request was respectful and SUSEs support on OpenSUSE is very helping the project so I’d personally be fine with fulfilling that request

mobilehugh ,
@mobilehugh@lemmy.ca avatar

If GeckOS doesn’t work out… SUSEbanthony, LazySUSE, SUSEsarandon, DrSUSE, uSUSEalsuspects, OkcanSUSE (must be sung)…

JackbyDev ,

Those all use SUSE though lol

soundconjurer ,

@JackbyDev @mobilehugh why not just ChamleOS?

ArcaneSlime ,

That sounds like the worst cereal lol.

tehbilly ,

legallyDistinctOpenSUSE

floofloof , (edited )

That must be annoying just after OpenSUSE went through a branding redesign process. I guess they’ll have to give up the gecko logo since SUSE also uses it?

And there’s more at stake than a rebranding it seems. This could signal SUSE withdrawing development support from OpenSUSE:

Let’s face it: SUSE has been more than just a namesake for openSUSE; it has actively provided resources and support far beyond what it would ordinarily need for its business operations.

This generosity has fostered a thriving openSUSE project that has excelled under SUSE’s goodwill and informal support, including contributions made by SUSE employees on company time.

However, the recent request for a branding separation has overshadowed this partnership. If openSUSE does not handle this request with the sensitivity and cooperation it demands, the project risks not just a reduction in support from SUSE but a potential shift in priorities away from it.

The “Factory first” policy, a cornerstone of the engineering synergy between SUSE and openSUSE, could also be scrutinized, emphasizing the gravity of the current situation.

milicent_bystandr ,

That quote sounds uncomfortably like a grudge on SUSE Enterprise’s part.

floofloof ,

It’s a quote from the article, not a statement by SUSE.

milicent_bystandr ,

Okay, that’s better.

eldavi ,

This could signal SUSE withdrawing development support from OpenSUSE

i had a similar thought; feels like the centos/redhat episode we had a couple years ago.

laughterlaughter ,

Heh. “A couple of years ago.”

thayer ,

Off the top of my head…

  • Gecko or GeckOS
  • LizOS
  • ReptilOS
  • ChamelOS
  • KomodOS
Suppoze ,
@Suppoze@beehaw.org avatar

Ooooh, I love GeckOS, rolls off the tongue silky smooth. Maybe this is just a great opportunity to rebrand (again)

NauticalNoodle ,

GeckOS is already taken. It’s a 6502 unix-like operating system

cerement ,
@cerement@slrpnk.net avatar

Gecko (is already an openSUSE spin)

bane_killgrind ,

Midlizard

Dungrad ,
@Dungrad@feddit.org avatar

Zuse Linux

WeAreAllOne ,

OpenSusame

cerement ,
@cerement@slrpnk.net avatar

Sosumi

JackbyDev ,

open sesame

radivojevic ,

Just change the name. It’s not a big deal. SUSE is a stupid name anyway.

CrabAndBroom ,

I think it’s one of those things that will become a bigger deal indirectly because of all the knock-on effects. Like the branding, they’ll have to have the logos all redesigned, the domain name will have to change, it’ll mess up a lot of troubleshooting when people google the old name etc.

sparkle ,

I agree but it could be worse (Pop!_OS)

UnfortunateShort ,

All people named Susanne: 😐

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