Are We Forking OpenELA?

In this short clip from a wider OpenELA discussion with Alan Clark from SUSE and Wim Coekaerts from Oracle, the host asks about earlier press coverage in which SUSE talked about forking, and whether that idea underpins OpenELA. Alan Clark explains that forking in the press meant continuing on if the upstream went away, and that the real story is the opposite of a split: the partners are coming together and pushing forward.

The clip helps anyone trying to understand the intent behind OpenELA and the RHEL forks ecosystem. The members are there to serve customers for the long run, more organizations are joining, and fragmentation is not the goal.

Key takeaways

• Earlier talk of forking in the press meant continuing on if the upstream went away, not splitting from the other partners.
• OpenELA is described as members coming together and pushing forward, not splintering off into separate directions.
• The stated purpose is to assure customers that the effort is there for the long run, whatever other vendors do.
• More organizations are joining, and the partners say there will not be fragmentation of the Enterprise Linux ecosystem.

Questions this video answers

Is OpenELA a fork of Enterprise Linux?

According to Alan Clark of SUSE, the forking language used in the press meant that if the upstream went away, the partners would continue on. OpenELA itself is about CIQ, SUSE, and Oracle coming together to push forward, giving customers assurance for the long run and avoiding fragmentation rather than creating a splinter.

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