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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

OpenSuse has a very well defined pipeline:

Tumbleweed -> Leap (maybe Slowroll) -> SLE.

OpenSuse is not going to break new ground. It's all about OBS and testing software before it hits their Paid Enterprise offerings. And they have almost a fully automated procedure for this. OpenSuse is not going to push Wayland only nor what will become the standard. It's not in their ethos. OpenSuse is there to build SLE's next release.

Debian being cutting edge?! Never. Debian is Debian, very slow to adopt anything. Debian is about offering a very stable release schedule. Debian will never push the ecosystem forward, it's not Debian's goal. You want a reliable system that just works? Debian is inarguably the king.

[–] danielfgom 0 points 8 months ago

Agree 100%. And both are 100% Community. openSuse is privately owned and supported by a massive Community.

Debian is perfect for reliability (although opensuse is very reliable) who don't need the latest and don't like installing updates all the time. 100% Community based.

Two fantastic, shining examples of the power of Community supported software 💪