[jhoelzel]

Guys while I know that Redhat also contributes to SIGS for kubernetes, My point is that SUSE is just much more available.

This is especially true on the edge and unless you are a megacorp, i don't see anyone forking over money for the license. The open source offering is not to be used for production and simply as a testing ground for features that make it upstream... OKD, could have been a closer match to k3s in terms of cost but not necessarily simplicity and we are not even talking about how ready rke2 is.

SUSE's offerings, provide a balance of simplicity and enterprise features, making them compelling for SMEs. Here in Europe there is not even a question about it. Kubernetes is free and in the end of the day simply a wrapper of apis, which should not require licensing.

[eraser215]

You do know red hat contributes far more to upstream kubernetes than suse/rancher don't you? You know they helped google open source it, don't you? Rancher certainly got the jump on red hat for lighter weight deployments, but to claim that it is more kubernetes than the red hat offering shows you don't actually understand what you're comparing.

[jhoelzel]

yes im very well aware of that, but i am also very well aware that from an actual user point of view, SuSe is the much better choice. For everybody without unlimited credit cards, Suse is also the much better choice.

From the viewpoint of the average IT worker, Suse is also the much better choice!