SUSE/OpenSUSE: download.o.o, mirrorcache.o.o, and India
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Explaining difference between download.o.o and mirrorcache.o.o - openSUSE News
Historically mirrorcache.opensuse.org was set up to evaluate new backend engine, and gradually the new engine became the only used by download.opensuse.org as well.
The main task of both services is to redirect requests to artifacts produced by OBS (Open build Service) to community mirrors using GeoIP information. The both services use the same database and the same backend engine, so behavior should be more or less identical.
In the best case mirrorcache.o.o could be deprecated or be just an alias, but download.o.o has complex legacy setup and also runs other heavy services, which may affect user experience in some cases.
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Download Redirector State - December 2022 - openSUSE News
The post describes changes that went live for download.opensuse.org on 22-Dec. No critical changes in functionality are expected, so most of the users can ignore the details below. The functionality was already available on mirrorcache.opensuse.org for weeks, excluding some final visual polishing.
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Why Do SUSE’s Intentions To Expand Globally Favor India Over Other Countries?
Why do SUSE’s intentions to expand globally favour India over other countries? A worldwide corporation called SUSE provides open-source products for businesses that are built on the Linux operating system. Although the company’s current headquarters are in Luxembourg, its original location was Germany, and it has offices all over the world.
Red Hat and SUSE are similar. It puts together the Linux kernel and other open-source parts to create a reliable, feature-rich Linux operating system (OS) that is for sale.