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The Open Enterprise Linux Association
has announced its
existence. It is a collaboration between CIQ (Rocky Linux), Oracle,
and SUSE to provide an RHEL-compatible distribution.

Starting later this year, OpenELA will provide sources necessary
for downstreams compatible with RHEL to exist, with initial focus
on RHEL versions EL8, EL9 and possibly EL7. The project is
committed to ensuring the continued availability of OpenELA sources
to the community indefinitely.

OpenELA’s core tenets, reflecting the spirit of the project,
include full compliance with this existing standard, swift updates
and secure fixes, transparency, community, and ensuring the
resource remains free and redistributable for all.