Imagine trusting oracle

Godort , 10 months ago

This is an enemy of my enemy case.

It makes sense to trust Oracle in this instance as they stand to lose if IBM has sole control over enterprise Linux.

However, remember that as soon as the profit motive is gone, Oracle’s support will also vanish.

MotoAsh , 10 months ago

Forgive me for not cheering so long as they are fighting outside of a literal gladiatorial ring.

Until then, the chance of collateral damage is far too great.

GreenMario , 10 months ago

How good is SuSE in this case?

ikidd , 10 months ago

There is no universe in which Oracle is doing the right thing. In all the myriad multiverse, Oracle is never the good guy. Ever.

Godort , 10 months ago

In this case specifically, they are doing the right thing, but for all the wrong reasons.

You’re right. Oracle is definitely not the good guy here, it’s just that their goals happen to align right now.

yukichigai , 10 months ago

I trust Oracle... to find a way to charge me an arm and a leg and a spleen for basic functionality.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

Oracle stands for "One Raging Asshole Called Larry Ellison"

dingleberry , 10 months ago

Damn. Gotta save this one.

darkfiremp3 , 10 months ago

I always heard the R stood for Rich

TheBat , 10 months ago

Is it raging or rich?

knobbysideup , 10 months ago

TBH, the likes of oracle are probably what led to this. Rocky/Alma weren’t seeking profit, and neither did CentOS before it was turned into kinda stable Fedora.

30021190 , 10 months ago

Exactly, people seem to think the Rocky/CIQ contract with NASA was the breaker but that was peanuts, we all know it was Oracle.

MrPoopyButthole , 10 months ago

Corporations gonna be all corporationy

talos_the_true_god , 10 months ago

Context?

anonono , 10 months ago

probably this: oracle.com/…/ciq-oracle-and-suse-create-open-ente…

JoMiran , 10 months ago

Oracle is not ok with SEL being held hostage by IBM.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

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JoMiran , 10 months ago

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lord_ryvan , 10 months ago

https://ttrpg.network/pictrs/image/647bae68-7a4d-462d-9f4c-90a73d56d207.jpeg

edinbruh OP , 10 months ago

That, and this oracle.com/…/keep-linux-open-and-free-2023-07-10/

FlexibleToast , 10 months ago

The ad campaign by Oracle and SUSE is working. Red Hat made changes to the way it distributes source because they wanted other groups to use the community upstream and become part of the community instead of just copy and pasting Red Hat source. Now Oracle and SUSE are doing exactly what Red Hat was hoping the community would do while acting like they’re defying and battling Red Hat… In the end Red Hat’s goal was achieved. More community involvement with more special interest groups contributing to a better Enterprise Linux for everyone.

Kevadroz , 10 months ago

No one’s a good guy.