From the course: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Essential Training
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The SLES maintenance model - Linux Tutorial
From the course: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Essential Training
The SLES maintenance model
- [Instructor] Let's now look at the SUSE Maintenance model. In order to do so, we have to go back in time and think about Linux when it started. It was basically for hobbyists. Many hobbyists continue to use Linux, and they get help from the community of other hobbyists. For example, to get support over IRC from a random, anonymous person is very common. Quite often, when I have problems, I will find the appropriate IRC channel and ask for help, and there'll be somebody there, who on their own time, will provide me with help to fix a problem. Most of the time, it works. Sometimes, somebody who's a little overzealous provides you with what they say is an answer, and when you attempt it, it has side effects. That's where things change when you get into the business world. Because some commercial businesses want to take advantage of the benefits of Linux, yet have those guarantees that are required in order to run a profitable business. For example, let's take an Edge case. If you're…
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