On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 03:54:06PM -0600, Zube wrote: > > Le 28/10/2018 à 22:10, Albert McCann a écrit : > > > > Red Hat would stay as a distinct entity inside IBM. IBM has also > > contributed to Free software, and especially Linux kernel. > > I don't know how bad it is and the implications for CentOS... > > That old war wound started aching again. > > IBM:Redhat :: Oracle:Sun At least IBM is a far more attractive buyer than the evil Oracle, well known for killing OSS companies as a strategy. Also Microsoft has ben mentioned as possible buyer of Red Hat, that would be much worse too. So, let's not be too pessimistic and give IBM a fair chance. IBM certainly does not have a bad track record on open source and as a technology-driven company, at least a much better track record than most if not all other potential buyers. -- -- Jos Vos <jos at xos.nl> -- X/OS Experts in Open Systems BV | Office: +31 20 6938364 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Mobile: +31 6 26216181