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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
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by requerdanos on Monday July 02 2018, @10:55PM
Frojack says it does, and not only that, but that systemd made it less bad, not more bad, so that's two strikes against it right there if you are not in love with systemd.
That, plus that fact that it was sold to "something something equity group something partners" (goal "self-monetize, synergizing core competencies to maximize investor advantage in market-oriented segmentation buzzword bingo") and not a firm leading in technology or operating systems (goal: don't suck) should give you the basic overview of where things are headed.
As for the system itself, hey, why not try it? Could be fun while it lasts.