[ale] IBM is buying Redhat!

[Beddingfield, Allen]

This news makes me glad that we are primarily a SUSE shop :D

Allen B.

On 10/28/18 6:51 PM, Simba via Ale wrote:
> 
> 
> Simba Lion - https://tailpuff.net
> https://keybase.io/simbalion
> 
> "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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Simba Lion - https://tailpuff.net
> https://keybase.io/simbalion
> 
> "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
> 
> On 10/28/18 7:46 PM, Jay Lozier via Ale wrote:
>> The end of Red Hat, been nice knowing you.
>>
>> On 10/28/18 7:21 PM, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
>>> IBM is buying Redhat!
>>>
>>> https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/ibm-acquire-red-hat-completely-changing-cloud-landscape-and-becoming-world%E2%80%99s-1-hybrid-cloud-provider
>>>
>>>
>>> RHT is currently $116.68/sh.
>>>
>>> "IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Red Hat (NYSE:RHT), the world’s leading provider of
>>> open source cloud software, announced today that the companies have
>>> reached a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire all of the
>>> issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in
>>> cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34
>>> billion."
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