This is a good thing, for those who actually want to see SUSE evolve and reshape itself to fit the next generation of Linux distributions -- which is to have im

This is a good thing, for those who actually want to see SUSE evolve and reshape itself to fit the next generation of Linux distributions -- which is to have immutable base operating systems for containers to run on, combined with plenty of options for backwards compatibility to continue to accommodate the old systems. Without going private it is not clear that SUSE ALP, which is a technically brilliant idea, would hold up to market skepticism to see its completion.