> They would really prefer that you cease operations, discontinue your > product, and force everyone to purchase their (overpriced) products. "Overpriced" is subjective. My company has happily standardized on RHEL. > I no longer recommend that company to my clients for any Linux work, > because they are completely out of touch with the Linux movement, and > Linux' core values. I now happily recommend any of their competitors > when my clients ask me what distros. I do recommend CentOS for most > everyone. I think that's a bit short-sighted. Exactly where would CentOS and the other clones be without Red Hat's continued operations.