Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Ben Koenig
Alas, my attempts to point out reality have once again been thwarted by hype and lofty opinions. I'll just put on my Big Blue Hat and continue watching as Linux continues stomping third-world platforms into the dirt. If the Digital Cinema industry throws a tantrum over this I'll find out soon

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018, Ken Stephens wrote: Check out Cringely's article on IBM and Red Hat. https://www.cringely.com/ In the 1980s I was told by IBMers that the company acknowledged it was not a technology company but a service company. Because IBM put engineers at mainframe client sites to

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Ben Koenig
The point of running a project with independent management is that individuals can come and go. Assuming the structure of the project, the organization that defines it does not collapse, then people can take on tasks should Red Hat employees stop contributing. There is a difference between

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Ken Stephens
Check out Cringely's article on IBM and Red Hat. https://www.cringely.com/ On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 3:26 PM Larry Brigman wrote: > Not 100% sure on that last comment as most of the people running the > infrastructure/Build systems are Redhat Employees. > > On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 3:16 PM Ben

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Larry Brigman
Not 100% sure on that last comment as most of the people running the infrastructure/Build systems are Redhat Employees. On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 3:16 PM Ben Koenig wrote: > FYI CentOS does not need the blessing of IBM any more than it already needs > the blessing of Red Hat. Here's some reading

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Ben Koenig
FYI CentOS does not need the blessing of IBM any more than it already needs the blessing of Red Hat. Here's some reading material you might find interesting. https://www.centos.org/about/ https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/council/ Change of management at Red Hat will likely have no serious

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:49:48 -0700 Richard England dijo: >IBM will probably continue their Linux efforts. The better question is >what will they do with Fedora and the desktop. IBM may have little >interest in the desktop and their interest in non-revenue initiatives >like Fedora and CentOS

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018, Richard England wrote: IBM will probably continue their Linux efforts. The better question is what will they do with Fedora and the desktop. IBM may have little interest in the desktop and their interest in non-revenue initiatives like Fedora and CentOS are questionable, as

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Bill Morita
Good discussion on subject here: https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-the-cloud-wars-forced-ibm-to-buy-red-hat-for-34-billion/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b=20390513085982283125304917388969 -- Bill Morita 512-569-6387 (Cell) On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 8:56 AM wrote: > Apparently Redhat Software is now part of

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Richard England
IBM will probably continue their Linux efforts. The better question is what will they do with Fedora and the desktop. IBM may have little interest in the desktop and their interest in non-revenue initiatives like Fedora and CentOS are questionable, as well. [Have you used their documentation

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018, Dick Steffens wrote: Probably not much. IBM has long been involved in Linux. Such as Wietse Venema's writing and continued upgrading/maintaining of postfix while working at IBM. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Dick Steffens
On 10/29/18 8:56 AM, mich...@robinson-west.com wrote: Apparently Redhat Software is now part of IBM. What does this mean for the Linux community? Probably not much. IBM has long been involved in Linux. And while it's a press release, and so taken with the appropriate grain of salt, see:

Re: [PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread Larry Brigman
Not yet. Still needs government approval. On Mon, Oct 29, 2018, 8:56 AM Apparently Redhat Software is now part of IBM. What does this mean for the > Linux community? > > -- Michael C. Robinson > ___ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org >

[PLUG] IBM acquires Redhat

2018-10-29 Thread michael
Apparently Redhat Software is now part of IBM. What does this mean for the Linux community? -- Michael C. Robinson ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug