SUSE Linux Sold for $2.5 Billion
British software company Micro Focus International has agreed to sell SUSE Linux and its associated software business to Swedish private equity group EQT Partners for $2.535 billion.
Also at The Register, Linux Journal, MarketWatch, and Reuters.
Previously: SuSE Linux has a New Owner
HPE Wraps Up $8.8bn Micro Focus Software Dump Spin-Off
Related: SUSE Pledges Endless Love for btrfs; Says Red Hat's Dumping Irrelevant
(Score: 2) by eravnrekaree on Monday July 02 2018, @10:42PM (3 children)
Your flat out wrong about btrfs. This is something that has appeal to common desktop users. You can easily add new hard drives to expand storage transparently and have the storage space integrated into the filesystem. COW snapshot features allow for a rollback of an upgrade (heaven forbid its necessary), making it easier to use for common users because this can be an easy way to reverse a problem, at least until a fix is made. btrfs is the best way forward and is a good investment in the distro and making it better for everyone. Its not just for servers, the features are invaluable for common desktop users. There are many features of btrfs that make it better for servers that also make it better for desktops, like improved reliability due to the COW architecture and improved performance. COW reliability, block checksums etc are even more necessary on a desktop system where they may not have a deluxe UPS. It is true that for most features, what improves things on a server also improves things on the desktop.
btrfs is mostly a stable filesystem anyway and the investments are being made by multiple companies.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday July 03 2018, @01:57AM
How big do you think a box need be? I already have apt-get with supercow powers. There isn't room for another cow in there.
(Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Tuesday July 03 2018, @07:02AM (1 child)
I like the promises of btrfs, but damn is that unstable. I have data on a ssd formatted with btrfs as early as 6 months ago.
(Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Tuesday July 03 2018, @07:03AM
I have LOST data on a ssd formatted with btrfs as early as 6 months ago.
Let me get a cup of coffee, please.