Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA)

History

2023: Creating an Organization

On August 10, 2023, CIQ Oracle Suse announced the formation of the Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA), the main task of which is to create a public repository of corporate Linux solutions.

It is about encouraging the development of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) compatible distributions by providing open and free Enterprise Linux (EL) source code. The emergence of OpenELA is due to Red Hat's recent changes to the RHEL source code availability policy. CIQ, Oracle and Suse are said to be collaborating to provide the community with source code, tools and essential services through the OpenELA platform.

CIQ, Oracle and SUSE announce formation of OpenELA joint trade association

Engagement is critical to driving innovation, so we welcome everyone to become part of this association and help us maintain the standards of an open community. Suse strongly believes in being able to make a choice. Together with the open source community, we will identify what it really means to be open and secure a stronger future for EL, "said Thomas Di Giacomo, Suse's chief technology and product officer.

From the end of 2023, OpenELA will begin to provide the resources necessary to create downstream assemblies compatible with RHEL versions 8/9 and possibly 7. The association will seek to ensure that OpenELA source codes are always available to the community without time limits.

It is noted that thanks to the OpenELA project, CIQ, Oracle and Suse companies are joining forces with the open source community to guarantee a stable and resilient future for organizations using Enterprise Linux. The association will provide quick updates, secure fixes, transparency and other benefits to the community.^[1]

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