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CIQ (Rocky Linux), Oracle, and SUSE announce a new trade association dedicated to providing source code for building RHEL compatible distributions.

The formation of OpenELA arises from Red Hat's recent changes to RHEL source code availability.

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[–] Ederhex@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Jeez when your behaviour is making Oracle look like the good guy. I wonder how Red Hat feels about the outcome of their decision.

[–] ForthEorlingas@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think the shareholders care a whole lot unless stuff like this actually costs them customers. I am curious to know what some of the Red Hat developers think about this whole situation, though.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 year ago

I have a friend who works for them that is currently seeking new employment and she's been with them for 8 years. She loved it there before

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