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 Comparing openSUSE to Debian Origin- openSUSE Started August 3, 2005. Enforces/commends the use of free software whenever possible. Debian Started August 1993 by Ian Murdock with the goal of a new distribution which would be made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU. Started by a group of Free Software Hackers. Target group- openSUSE The distribution for sysadmins, developers and desktop users. Aimed for beginners and veterans alike, ideally perfect for everybody. Debian    Individuals who would want a stable release of Linux. Organizations, large or small.. Community- openSUSE IRC communication between community on irc.freenode.net (#opensuse-project and #opensuse-community) Public Beta-Testing Open Bug tracker Public Mailing List Open Status Meeting Debian Almost a thousand active volunteer developers, who help the Debian project during their spare time. Communication between the developers is mostly done by IRC or a mailing list. The project has a carefully designed...

 The New World Ideals for Hackers The points raised by the post about the new ideals are some good ones and I feel inclined to agree with said points. I see the ideal hackers as people who act out of passion and desire for security rather than a pay check. This is one of the reasons I see bug bounties as a near perfect system for companies, because people who are passionate into finding security concerns are guaranteed to be rewarded, be it that they actually find the vulnerability. But, there is one big concern with bug bounties, which exists for all gig economies, the fact that your monetary income may depend on luck a few too many times and months become unpredictable causing more stress and this might cause a conflict for hackers in terms of integrity. If a hacker who has been on a rough patch hasn't found any vulnerabilities, they might be keen on finding shortcuts and cheats to disclose some vulnerabilities for the sake of surviving the month. It is quite sad that the only wa...