[ale] IBM is buying Redhat!

[A. P. Garcia]

On Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 7:52 PM Simba via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

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> Simba Lion - https://tailpuff.net
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> "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
> I disagree. IBM has been a supporter of Linux for more than a decade
> now, they invented the best line of laptops ever made, which are also
> great machines for Linux.
>
> I'm not a big fan of Big Blue, but IBM has done some alright things.
>
> Personally, I've wondered for years how RedHat continues to exist. They
> sell free software for not-free prices, without offering any real value,
> and their commercial software isn't as good as the free alternatives
> (Debian, BSD). I'm fairly sure they have only continued to exist thanks
> to millions of dollars in marketing efforts, including a kickass logo.
>

I think the reasons are pretty simple. They offer support contracts. Also,
there are so many Linux distros, but independent software vendors want to
keep things simple, so they only support their software on a select few.
Also, their training and certifications are well respected. It'll be
interesting to see the direction that IBM moves the company and how this
all pans out.


The only thing I like about RedHat is Ansible, which was purchased by
> RedHat, not created by RedHat., which will hopefully continue to exist
> and thrive because it's awesome, regardless of all this bureaucracy
> garbage.
>

Red Hat has employed some of the top kernel developers for decades. It
would be hard to name a company that has done more for Linux and open
source.



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