SUSEcon2016 - Open Enterprise & Open Community - Empowering Each Other

SUSE Linux Enterprise provides a solid platform to customers thanks largely to a community project that experiments and implements many of the innovative technologies that you see in commercial products today. That community project is openSUSE. This talk will discuss the latest developments in the openSUSE Project, specifically the openSUSE Tumbleweed rolling distribution, and the openSUSE Leap hybrid distribution. It will also shed light on other technologies being developed inside openSUSE, such as OBS and openQA and share insights into some possibilities for the future. It will also detail areas where the openSUSE project directly impacts Enterprise customers, and the benefits of SLE customers being more involved as community members.

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1. Open Enterprise & Open Community openSUSE & SLE – Empowering Each Other Richard Brown openSUSE Chairman / QA Technical Lead rbrown@opensuse.org / rbrown@suse.com
2. 2 Contents • Introduction to the openSUSE Project • Looking Back - 2014 and before • Rolling into the Future with Tumbleweed • openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise • Closing the gap with one giant Leap..
3. 3 Introduction to openSUSE
4. 4 openSUSE • Open Source Community Project sponsored by SUSE • Founded 9th August 2005 • “Promotes the use of Linux everywhere” • Produces the openSUSE distribution
5. 5 11 years old! CC-BY lawrencedesign @ flickr.com
6. 6 Evergreen snapper wicked
7. 7 openSUSE distribution • Consumer/'Conservative Enthusiast' focus • Successor to the 'SUSE® Linux' Boxed distribution • First release was 'SUSE Linux 10.0' in October 2005 • Renamed 'openSUSE' with 10.2 in December 2006 • openSUSE 13.2 was released on 4th November 2014 • Our 14th release! • Over 7000 source packages (& many more in OBS)
9. 9 Before Nov 2014 - A bit of a muddle.. openSUSE Factory • Development Branch (Constant Updates) openSUSE Tumbleweed • ‘Partially Rolling’ (Frozen Base + Updates) openSUSE • Regular Releases (Every 8-12 months) openSUSE Evergreen • 'Long Duration Support' (Patches for extra years)
10. 10 Time for Reflection “Who are we making this for?” “Why should I use openSUSE?” “Why should I contribute to openSUSE?” “What makes openSUSE special?”
11. 11 “The openSUSE Project is a worldwide effort that promotes the use of Linux everywhere.” - openSUSE wiki
12. 12 Areas of Strength Tools • Open Build Service • openQA • YaST • Etc.. Distributions • Tumbleweed • Regular Release Packages • Broad Variety
13. 13 “Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all” - Thomas Carlyle
14. 14 Building Linux Better Open Build Service started in February 2006 Used to build the openSUSE® & SUSE® distributions Can also build packages for other distributions (Fedora/Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, etc) Also used by ownCloud, Linux Foundation, VideoLAN (VLC), Dell, Cray, Intel and more.
15. 15 Testing Linux Better openQA started in November 2009 Able to fully test Linux distributions from install to user applications Integral part of the openSUSE® Tumbleweed & Regular Release process Used by SUSE® to test SUSE Linux Enterprise Recently adopted by Red Hat to test Fedora
16. 16 Desktop Users Desktop Users • Regular Release Tools • Open Build Service • openQA • YaST • Etc.. Distributions • Tumbleweed • Regular Release Packages • Broad Variety
17. 17 SysAdmins SysAdmins • Regular Release Tools • Open Build Service • openQA • YaST • Etc.. Distributions • Tumbleweed • Regular Release Packages • Broad Variety
18. 18 Developers Developers • Regular Release Tools • Open Build Service • openQA • YaST • Etc.. Distributions • Tumbleweed • Regular Release Packages • Broad Variety
19. 19 openSUSE’s Core Audience Developers SysAdmins Desktop Users
20. 20 openSUSE - THE MAKERS CHOICE
21. 21 openSUSE Tumbleweed
22. 22 “Rolling Releases are the future of Linux Distributions”
23. 23 What is a Rolling Release? No Release Schedule Frequent Updates to all Packages Updates delivered “when they're ready”
24. 24 Benefits of Rolling Releases Newest Userspace Applications • GNOME • KDE • YaST Newest Base Packages • Kernel • Mesa / X Newest Development Stacks • GCC • Go • Docker
25. 25 openSUSE Tumbleweed Originally 'rolling updates' based on stable releases created by Greg Kroah-Hartman Merged with the 'Factory' rolling release on November 4th 2014 Now a 'true' rolling release Provides the latest updates 'at the pace of contribution', without the risk of major system issues Tested by openQA continuously Developer, Contributor & Enthusiast focus
26. 26 Factory & Tumbleweed Merger + = Tumbleweed
27. 27 The Rolling Release Paradox “In order to move ANYTHING quickly, you need to be able to move EVERYTHING quickly”
28. 28 Building on Unique Foundations Open Build Service openQA Tumbleweed
29. 29 A 'quiet' Tumbleweek 3 Snapshots 146 Package Updates 15 New Packages on the DVD 38 Packages Removed from the DVD 1 new Kernel
30. 30 A 'quiet' Tumbleweek 3 Snapshots 146 Package Updates 15 New Packages on the DVD 38 Packages Removed from the DVD 1 new Kernel QUIET?!
31. 31 Another Tumbleweek 5 Snapshots 298 Package Updates 47 New Packages on the DVD 42 Packages Removed from the DVD 2 new Kernels
33. 33 ALWAYS CHANGING.. ALWAYS WORKING Tumbleweed Tumbleweed
34. 34 openSUSE & SUSE Linux Enterprise
35. 35 The Past openSUSE 11.3 openSUSE 11.1 openSUSE Factory SLE 11 openSUSE 11.2 openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 12.1 openSUSE 12.2 openSUSE 12.3 SLE 11 SP1 SLE 11 SP2
36. 36 Birth of SLE 12 openSUSE 12.1 openSUSE 11.3 openSUSE Tumbleweed SLE 11 SP1 openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 12.2 openSUSE 12.3 openSUSE 13.1 openSUSE 13.2 SLE 11 SP3 SLE 12 SLE 11 SP2
37. 37 “The Gap” ISV User SUSE Linux Enterprise openSUSE Technical Innovation GAP Power User Small ISV Enterprise User Enthusiast Big ISV Developer
38. 38 Mutual Benefits of Closing the Gap Improved collaboration SUSE® Linux Enterprise Adopting upstream innovation
39. 39 River Flowing Downstream SUSE® Linux Enterprise Adopting upstream innovation
40. 40 Adopting Innovation Community Innovation SUSE Engineering SUSE® Linux Enterprise Enterprise Innovation
41. 41 Birth of SLE 12 openSUSE 12.1 openSUSE 11.3 openSUSE Tumbleweed SLE 11 SP1 openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 12.2 openSUSE 12.3 openSUSE 13.1 openSUSE 13.2 SLE 11 SP3 SLE 12 SLE 11 SP2
42. 42 Birth of SLE 12 – The Truth openSUSE 12.1 openSUSE 11.3 openSUSE Tumbleweed SLE 11 SP1 openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 12.2 openSUSE 12.3 openSUSE 13.1 openSUSE 13.2 SLE 11 SP3 SLE 12 SLE 11 SP2
43. 43 Birth of SLE 12 – The Truth openSUSE 12.1 openSUSE 11.3 openSUSE Tumbleweed SLE 11 SP1 openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 12.2 openSUSE 12.3 openSUSE 13.1 openSUSE 13.2 SLE 11 SP3 SLE 12 SLE 11 SP2
44. 44 SLE 12 Lessons Learned Taking code from openSUSE is not scary More actively contributing SLE code back to openSUSE helps • Result is more stable for openSUSE users • SLE engineers more actively engaged with ongoing upstream developments • ‘Investing in the Future’ - Less chance of regressions for SLE 13 Such contribution encourages alignment with SLE, which aids an accelerated pace of SLE development, which furthers aid openSUSE development. Repeat ad infinitum.
45. 45 The openSUSE View
46. 46 The openSUSE View More Stable More New Stuf
47. 47 More Stable Tumbleweed
48. 48 A 'Perfect' openSUSE Stable Release? Stable Well Maintained Enterprise Base System Lifecycle of 3 years (or more) Wide Selection of Packages Modern, relevant Userspace for Users & Developers
49. 49 One giant Leap for SUSE-kind
50. 50 SLE Sources for openSUSE The latest SUSE Linux Enterprise Sources are available in the Open Build Service NOW This includes the Sources for Patches
51. 51 CentOS for SUSE? Sources are made available by SUSE, not Binaries Intention is to enable openSUSE to build a unique offering to further 'close the gap' “Best of Both Worlds” is a lot more interesting than a clone of an Enterprise Distribution
52. 52 More Stable Tumbleweed
53. 53 Tumbleweed
54. 54 Two Codebases – One Distribution SUSE® Linux Enterprise
55. 55 openSUSE Leap Tumbleweed Shared Core >8000 Packages Community Developed Rolling Updates Rolling Base System openSUSE Leap Over 6000 Packages Community Developed Shared Core SUSE® Linux Enterprise Enterprise Packages SUSE Developed >1000 Packages Stable Base System Regular Updates Stable Base System Regular Updates
56. 56 Mutual Benefits of openSUSE Leap Ofering a stable code base SUSE® Linux Enterprise
57. 57 Mutual Benefits of openSUSE Leap Ofering a stable code base SUSE® Linux Enterprise Adopting upstream innovation
58. 58 Mutual Benefits of openSUSE Leap Ofering a stable code base SUSE® Linux Enterprise Adopting upstream innovation Improved collaboration
59. 59 Developing Together openSUSE Tumbleweed Leap 42.1 SLE 12 SP1 Core 12.1 Leap 42.2 SLE 12 SP2 Core 12.2 Leap 42.3 SLE 12 SP3 Core 12.3
60. 60 openSUSE Leap 43 & SUSE Linux Enterprise 13 SLE 13 Leap 43.0 openSUSE Tumbleweed Leap 42.2 SLE 12 SP2 Core 12.2 Leap 42.3 SLE 12 SP3 Core 12.3 Core 13
61. 61 Beyond openSUSE Leap 43.0 SLE 13 Leap 43.0 openSUSE Tumbleweed Leap 43.1 SLE 13 SP1 Core 13.1 Leap 43.2 SLE 13 SP2 Core 13.2 Core 13
62. 62 A ‘Perfect’ Stable Community Distribution? Stable Well Maintained Enterprise Base System Lifecycle of 3 years (or more) Wide Selection of Packages Modern Userspace for Users & Developers ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
63. 63 openSUSE Leap 42.2 Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 Kernel 4.4 LTS systemD v228 GNOME 3.20 KDE Plasma 5.8 LTS Plus 1000’s of other updates Releasing 16th November 2016 Test It Today – https://software.opensuse.org/developer
64. 64 The New openSUSE Distributions openSUSE Tumbleweed • Rolling Release • Continuously Updated & Tested • Perfect for Developers & Power Users openSUSE Leap • Regular Release • Shared Core with SUSE Linux Enterprise • Perfect for SysAdmins, Enterprise Developers, and Users Tumbleweed
65. 65 For More... Friday, Nov 11, 10:15am
66. 66 ALWAYS CHANGING.. ALWAYS FUN