Breaking: The openSUSE Board discusses SUSE's request to stop using its brand, highlighting the need for cooperation and goodwill.

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.

  • @mightyfoolish
    1•4 months ago

    I vote for Green Gecko Swag OS. 🙃

    In all seriousness, OpenSuse needs a rebranding, it already has all what is needed to be popular. They have great community support and multiple distros that are source based ultimately on Tumbleweed, which has really good QA; especially for a rolling distribution. Suse overall is a “weird” name as it’s not obvious how to pronounce it (Sue-sa, similar to salsa).