At SUSE We Make Choice Happen ![rw-book-cover](https://www.suse.com/c/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AdobeStock_258845558-scaled.jpeg) [[3. Resources/Readwise/Full Document Contents/Articles/At SUSE We Make Choice Happen|Full Document Contents]] ## Document Notes Question: What is SUSE's approach to building enterprise grade products? Answer: SUSE actively collaborates with the open source community to build enterprise grade products from open source projects. Question: What does SUSE believe should not be the basis for competition between open source companies? Answer: Becoming more proprietary should not be the basis for competition between open source companies, according to SUSE. Question: Why does SUSE believe it's important to collaborate with the open source community? Answer: SUSE believes that collaborating with the open source community is important because it allows for as many minds as possible to work on finding solutions and contributes to the open source community, which is bigger than the sum of its parts. 1. What is SUSE's stance on open source software and how does it differentiate itself from other open source companies in terms of competition? 2. What is SUSE's approach to providing long-term support and security for its enterprise-grade open source products? 3. What is SUSE's solution to the restrictions placed on source code availability and how does it provide choice for customers? ## Summarize The article discusses the importance of open source innovation and the negative impact of recent restrictions to source code availability. SUSE, an open source company, emphasizes the need for collaboration and the belief that software should be freely accessible, used, changed, and shared. SUSE aims to provide choice for customers by building and supporting a hard fork of the RHEL codebase to ensure long-term compatibility and optionality. The article concludes by reiterating SUSE's commitment to SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux distributions. ## Bullet Points - Open source innovation has revolutionized technology for over 25 years. - Collaboration and shared development are key principles of open source. - Source code availability restrictions hinder the competitive landscape. - SUSE believes in providing choice and long-term compatibility for customers. - SUSE will build, support, and contribute a hard fork of the RHEL codebase. - SUSE has expertise in supporting mixed environments and managing Linux distributions. - SUSE remains committed to SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux distributions. ## Paraphrase 1. Open source has played a significant role in technological advancements for the past 25 years. As many major breakthroughs have been driven by open source innovation, it is crucial to have a multitude of minds working together to find solutions. The concept of freely accessible, usable, changeable, and shareable software is at the core of this movement. By allowing users to collaborate and analyze software, the potential for bugs and issues is minimized, benefiting everyone involved. 2. SUSE strongly supports the belief that competition between open source companies should not be based on becoming more proprietary. Instead, open source companies should foster collaboration and contribute to the greater open source community. SUSE actively collaborates with the open source community to build enterprise-grade products. Customers pay for the ability to run the software in a business-critical environment with 24/7 support, security, and certification. Rather than competing purely on the proprietary aspect, SUSE aims to be the best, most reliable, and cost-effective vendor for their customers. ## Press Release **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** [SUSE Logo] SUSE Emphasizes the Importance of Open Source Collaboration and Customer Choice Leading open source company, SUSE, reiterates its commitment to the principles of open source innovation, collaboration, and customer choice. With over 30 years of engineering expertise, SUSE is uniquely positioned to champion the accessibility and availability of open source software. Recent restrictions to source code availability have raised concerns within the open source community. SUSE recognizes the negative impact of these restrictions on the competitive landscape and believes that providing choice for customers is paramount. In line with their commitment to collaboration, SUSE announces its plan to build, support, and contribute a hard fork of the RHEL codebase to ensure long-term compatibility and optionality for customers. SUSE understands the needs of enterprise Linux users and offers its expertise in delivering enterprise-grade products with 24/7 support, security, and a certified stack. By empowering users with flexibility and choice, SUSE remains steadfast in their dedication to the open source community. The SUSE team has demonstrated their ability to efficiently manage a wide range of Linux distributions and mixed environments, making them the trusted solution provider for many organizations. "We firmly believe that software should be freely accessible, used, changed, and shared by anyone," said John Doe, CEO of SUSE. "Our commitment to open source collaboration and customer choice sets us apart from the competition. We invite organizations to join us in making choice happen and to experience the unrivaled benefits of open source innovation." SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) and openSUSE Linux distributions remain integral to SUSE's mission to empower enterprises and communities to innovate freely. SUSE is dedicated to ensuring the free and open access to its source code, enabling continuous innovation and progress. For more information about SUSE and their commitment to choice and open source collaboration, please contact [email protected]. **About SUSE** SUSE is a leading open source software company, providing enterprise-grade products from open source projects. With over 25 years of experience, SUSE is committed to enabling organizations to harness the power of open source innovation while delivering reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness. ### Conclusion The article highlights the significance of open source innovation in driving technological advancements. It emphasizes the need for collaboration and the negative consequences of source code availability restrictions. SUSE, an open source company, strives to provide choice and compatibility for customers by supporting a hard fork of the RHEL codebase. The article concludes by reaffirming SUSE's commitment to SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux distributions, empowering enterprises and communities to innovate freely. ### Questions 1. How has open source innovation revolutionized the technology industry over the past 25 years? 2. Why does SUSE believe that becoming more proprietary should not be the basis for competition between open source companies? 3. What is SUSE's approach to providing enterprise-grade products from open source projects? 4. Why does SUSE emphasize the importance of choice for customers? 5. How does SUSE plan to ensure long-term compatibility and optionality for customers? 6. What is SUSE's expertise in managing mixed environments and Linux distributions? 7. How does SUSE demonstrate their dedication to empowering users with flexibility and choice? 8. What is SUSE's commitment to SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux distributions? 9. How can organizations join SUSE in making choice happen and benefiting from open source innovation? 10. How does SUSE ensure the free and open access to its source code for continuous innovation? ### Auto-tagging open source, innovation, collaboration, source code availability, restrictions, competition, choice, compatibility, RHEL codebase, enterprise-grade, support, mixed environments, Linux distributions, SUSE Linux Enterprise, openSUSE Linux ### Index Creation - Open source - Collaboration - Source code availability - Restrictions - Competition - Choice - Compatibility - RHEL codebase - Enterprise-grade - Support - Mixed environments - Linux distributions - SUSE Linux Enterprise - openSUSE Linux ### Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Importance of Open Source Innovation 3. Negative Impact of Source Code Availability Restrictions 4. SUSE's Belief in Collaboration and Customer Choice 5. Providing Enterprise-Grade Products from Open Source Projects 6. Ensuring Long-Term Compatibili > [!note]+ Document Notes > Question: What is SUSE's approach to building enterprise grade products? > Answer: SUSE actively collaborates with the open source community to build enterprise grade products from open source projects. > > Question: What does SUSE believe should not be the basis for competition between open source companies? > Answer: Becoming more proprietary should not be the basis for competition between open source companies, according to SUSE. > > Question: Why does SUSE believe it's important to collaborate with the open source community? > Answer: SUSE believes that collaborating with the open source community is important because it allows for as many minds as possible to work on finding solutions and contributes to the open source community, which is bigger than the sum of its parts. > > 1. What is SUSE's stance on open source software and how does it differentiate itself from other open source companies in terms of competition? > 2. What is SUSE's approach to providing long-term support and security for its enterprise-grade open source products? > 3. What is SUSE's solution to the restrictions placed on source code availability and how does it provide choice for customers? > <!-- deep-read:sections start --> ## Summarize The article discusses the importance of open source innovation and the negative impact of recent restrictions to source code availability. SUSE, an open source company, emphasizes the need for collaboration and the belief that software should be freely accessible, used, changed, and shared. SUSE aims to provide choice for customers by building and supporting a hard fork of the RHEL codebase to ensure long-term compatibility and optionality. The article concludes by reiterating SUSE's commitment to SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux distributions. ## Bullet Points - Open source innovation has revolutionized technology for over 25 years. - Collaboration and shared development are key principles of open source. - Source code availability restrictions hinder the competitive landscape. - SUSE believes in providing choice and long-term compatibility for customers. - SUSE will build, support, and contribute a hard fork of the RHEL codebase. - SUSE has expertise in supporting mixed environments and managing Linux distributions. - SUSE remains committed to SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux distributions. ## Paraphrase 1. Open source has played a significant role in technological advancements for the past 25 years. As many major breakthroughs have been driven by open source innovation, it is crucial to have a multitude of minds working together to find solutions. The concept of freely accessible, usable, changeable, and shareable software is at the core of this movement. By allowing users to collaborate and analyze software, the potential for bugs and issues is minimized, benefiting everyone involved. 2. SUSE strongly supports the belief that competition between open source companies should not be based on becoming more proprietary. Instead, open source companies should foster collaboration and contribute to the greater open source community. SUSE actively collaborates with the open source community to build enterprise-grade products. Customers pay for the ability to run the software in a business-critical environment with 24/7 support, security, and certification. Rather than competing purely on the proprietary aspect, SUSE aims to be the best, most reliable, and cost-effective vendor for their customers. ## Press Release **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** [SUSE Logo] SUSE Emphasizes the Importance of Open Source Collaboration and Customer Choice Leading open source company, SUSE, reiterates its commitment to the principles of open source innovation, collaboration, and customer choice. With over 30 years of engineering expertise, SUSE is uniquely positioned to champion the accessibility and availability of open source software. Recent restrictions to source code availability have raised concerns within the open source community. SUSE recognizes the negative impact of these restrictions on the competitive landscape and believes that providing choice for customers is paramount. In line with their commitment to collaboration, SUSE announces its plan to build, support, and contribute a hard fork of the RHEL codebase to ensure long-term compatibility and optionality for customers. SUSE understands the needs of enterprise Linux users and offers its expertise in delivering enterprise-grade products with 24/7 support, security, and a certified stack. By empowering users with flexibility and choice, SUSE remains steadfast in their dedication to the open source community. The SUSE team has demonstrated their ability to efficiently manage a wide range of Linux distributions and mixed environments, making them the trusted solution provider for many organizations. "We firmly believe that software should be freely accessible, used, changed, and shared by anyone," said John Doe, CEO of SUSE. "Our commitment to open source collaboration and customer choice sets us apart from the competition. We invite organizations to join us in making choice happen and to experience the unrivaled benefits of open source innovation." SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) and openSUSE Linux distributions remain integral to SUSE's mission to empower enterprises and communities to innovate freely. SUSE is dedicated to ensuring the free and open access to its source code, enabling continuous innovation and progress. For more information about SUSE and their commitment to choice and open source collaboration, please contact [email protected]. **About SUSE** SUSE is a leading open source software company, providing enterprise-grade products from open source projects. With over 25 years of experience, SUSE is committed to enabling organizations to harness the power of open source innovation while delivering reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness. ### Conclusion The article highlights the significance of open source innovation in driving technological advancements. It emphasizes the need for collaboration and the negative consequences of source code availability restrictions. SUSE, an open source company, strives to provide choice and compatibility for customers by supporting a hard fork of the RHEL codebase. The article concludes by reaffirming SUSE's commitment to SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux distributions, empowering enterprises and communities to innovate freely. ### Questions 1. How has open source innovation revolutionized the technology industry over the past 25 years? 2. Why does SUSE believe that becoming more proprietary should not be the basis for competition between open source companies? 3. What is SUSE's approach to providing enterprise-grade products from open source projects? 4. Why does SUSE emphasize the importance of choice for customers? 5. How does SUSE plan to ensure long-term compatibility and optionality for customers? 6. What is SUSE's expertise in managing mixed environments and Linux distributions? 7. How does SUSE demonstrate their dedication to empowering users with flexibility and choice? 8. What is SUSE's commitment to SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux distributions? 9. How can organizations join SUSE in making choice happen and benefiting from open source innovation? 10. How does SUSE ensure the free and open access to its source code for continuous innovation? ### Auto-tagging open source, innovation, collaboration, source code availability, restrictions, competition, choice, compatibility, RHEL codebase, enterprise-grade, support, mixed environments, Linux distributions, SUSE Linux Enterprise, openSUSE Linux ### Index Creation - Open source - Collaboration - Source code availability - Restrictions - Competition - Choice - Compatibility - RHEL codebase - Enterprise-grade - Support - Mixed environments - Linux distributions - SUSE Linux Enterprise - openSUSE Linux ### Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Importance of Open Source Innovation 3. Negative Impact of Source Code Availability Restrictions 4. SUSE's Belief in Collaboration and Customer Choice 5. Providing Enterprise-Grade Products from Open Source Projects 6. Ensuring Long-Term Compatibility and Optionality 7. Expertise in Managing Mixed Environments and Linux Distributions 8. Commitment to SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Linux 9. Invitation to Join SUSE in Making Choice Happen 10. Conclusion ### References 1. [Source 1: Link to first source] 2. [Source 2: Link to second source] 3. [Source 3: Link to third source] ### Future Research 1. The impact of open source innovation on different industries and sectors. 2. Exploring the role of collaboration and shared development within open source communities. 3. The consequences of source code availability restrictions on competition and innovation. 4. The importance of choice and compatibility for customers in the open source landscape. 5. A comparative analysis of different hard forks of popular open source projects. ### Hypotheses 1. Increased collaboration and shared development in the open source community lead to faster innovation and better software quality. 2. Source code availability restrictions hinder competition and limit the potential for innovation in the open source sector. 3. Providing choice and compatibility for customers enhances customer satisfaction and loyalty in the open source ecosystem. ### Methodology 1. Conduct a quantitative analysis of the adoption and impact of open source innovation in various industries based on industry-specific data and case studies. 2. Perform a comparative study of open source projects with different levels of collaboration and examine the correlation between collaboration and software quality. 3. Survey open source developers and contributors to gather insights on the impact of source code availability restrictions and the potential limitations they pose. 4. Conduct a customer satisfaction survey to assess the importance of choice and compatibility in selecting open source vendors and products. 5. Analyze existing hard forks of popular open source projects to understand the motivations behind their creation and the implications for the open source community. ### Implications Future research in open source innovation can advance knowledge by providing a deeper understanding of the impact, benefits, and challenges associated with collaboration, source code availability, and customer choice. The findings can influence practice by guiding open source companies to prioritize collaboration and customer-centric approaches. Additionally, policymakers can use this research to develop policies that foster a favorable environment for open source innovation. By recognizing the importance of collaboration, source code availability, and customer choice, future research can contribute to the continuous growth and development of the open source ecosystem. <!-- deep-read:sections end --> ## Highlights - Becoming more proprietary should not be the basis for competition between open source companies. We have all contributed to the open source community – just as in the same way we have all benefited from it. It’s something bigger than the sum of our parts. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h5g6xs4fp7s5hrjntrp74wry)) - Tags: open source - At SUSE, we actively collaborate with the open source community to build enterprise grade products from open source projects. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h5g6yv6wjznmtn1gj27bnsrh)) - Tags: open source corporate contribution