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OpenSUSE, it's what I'd be using if Fedora didn't exist.
Very intrigued by OpenSUSE as an alternative to Fedora. How do you think the two stack up against each other? Is it a noticeable leap switching between them?
I test-drove TW for a few months a year or so ago (Leap struck me as too slow). While it's a viable alternative to Fedora it wasn't for me. My main problem was, being a rolling distro, the fact that major updates could occur any day of the week, which could be time-consuming to install or they could change the features of the OS. It always presented a dilemma of whether to hold back updates which might include holding back critical updates.
So rolling distros aren’t for me, while OpenSUSE puts a lot of emphasis on testing and reliability with TW, the reality is I much prefer the release cycle and philosophy of Fedora, I think that strikes the best balance.
Since I did my test-drive, OpenSUSE now has "Slowroll" which is a slower TW with major updates occurring less frequently. That might be worth having a look at some day (but I'm only looking out of curiosity, I'm very happy with Fedora honestly).