CIQ, Oracle and SUSE Create Open Enterprise Linux Association for a Collaborative and Open Future
On August 10th, CIQ, Oracle and SUSE announced their intent to form the Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA), a collaborative trade association to encourage the development of distributions compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) by providing open and free Enterprise Linux (EL) source code.
The formation of OpenELA arised from Red Hat’s recent changes to RHEL source code availability. In response, CIQ, Oracle, and SUSE are collaborating to deliver source code, tools and systems through OpenELA for the community.
OpenELA will provide sources necessary for RHEL compatible downstreams to exist, with initial focus on RHEL versions EL8, EL9 and possibly EL7. The project is committed to ensuring the continued availability of OpenELA sources to the community indefinitely.
By welcoming other organizations and community members to join and contribute actively, OpenELA seeks to build a robust, community-driven standard that ensures impartiality and equilibrium in the EL ecosystem.
For more information, view the press releases from the three founding companies: |