I think Microsoft should buy Ubuntu now, and we are all set.
IBM acquires Red Hat
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#142I hope all companies using opensource software would contribute back either by returning some percent of their profit or in-terms of work-force.
It's like many companies take, but doesn't give back.
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#143Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've really got to wonder at the people who would stay at a company that treated them like utter garbage ... especially if they're experienced ... and especially in this job market.
Red Hat tends to employ people through offices in low/moderate COL areas or as fully remote. It would have been my #1 prospect after leaving the Bay Area. People who've already established lives in places like Raleigh may not find a comparable job so easily.
as fully remote
Didn’t IBM have a massive crackdown on remote working recently? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/09/ibm_workfromhome_cu...
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#144God help us. Will there be any independent open source/open source friendly company that isn't controlled by some corporate giant?
Unless I'm mistaken, almost all of open source is driven by corporate development. The linux kernel is an alright example: roughly 85% of development seems to be sponsored by a corporation[1]. I felt a little weird when I first learned that
[1] https://www.infoworld.com/article/2610207/open-source-softwa...
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#145I think Microsoft should buy Ubuntu now, and we are all set.
Please don't give anyone any ideas.
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#146Guys, this is not just, or mainly not RH Linux. :( - kernel development - Ansible - JBoss (I know HN hates Java, especially Java EE, but it was and is an important factor in enterprise OSS adoption) - OpenShift - Ceph, Gluster All these are in danger, not just RHEL. I don't know about any other company that is large, successful, focuses on the enterprise and absolutely behind OSS. Canonical is way behind Red Hat in t…
Add Fedora to the list - while technically a community project, Red Hat is the main contributor.
Re: IBM acquires Red Hat
#147I hope all companies using opensource software would contribute back either by returning some percent of their profits or in-terms of work-force.
Many companies take, but doesn't give back.
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#148I look forward to IBM marketing taking over.
"yum, powered by Watson"
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#149IBM has been very open source friendly over the last 20 years, more so as of recently.
Show me a single core product IBM have open sourced.
There was an era when IBM's "core products" were hardware. I think today their "core product" is consulting.
Open source hardware exists but is rare. I don't know what it means to open source consulting?
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#150Redhat website confirmed it. https://www.redhat.com/en
Editors: This really should be the top link. Additionally, there's more detail in the email sent to RedHat employees, published here: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ibm-creating-leading-... Edit: Notably, from Jim Whitehurst's email: > ... When the transaction closes, as I noted above, [Red Hat] will be a distinct unit within IBM and I will report directly to [IBM chair, president, and CEO] Ginni [Rometty].
That URL looks like the best one so far, so we'll use it. Thanks!