First, let me be clear up front that I’m not promoting the idea that there should be one “universal” Linux distro. With all the various distros out there for consumers, there’s lots of discussion about Arch, Debian, and Fedora (and their various descendant projects), but I rarely see much talk about openSUSE.

Why might somebody choose that one over the others? What features or vision distinguishes it from the others?

Edit: I love all the answers! Great stuff. Thanks to everyone!

  • Telorand@reddthat.comOP
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    5 months ago

    As an afterthought, I also think the fact that openSUSE and its users seem to be pathologically unable to create any logo or symbol for anything even tangentially related to the distribution that doesn’t look like absolute shit might be holding them back.

    As shallow as it might seem, good branding is really important, since it has the power to instantly convey vision or commitment to a project.

    But to your point about low-maintenance distros, I wonder how the immutable landscape will look in the next five years!