On October 29, 2018 8:48:29 PM UTC, Rick Stevens <ri...@alldigital.com> wrote:
>On 10/29/18 12:56 PM, Richard England wrote:
>> On 10/29/18 10:47 AM, Joshua D Doll wrote:
>>> On October 28, 2018 10:49:46 PM UTC, Patrick O'Callaghan
>>> <pocallag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I know this is strictly OT, but I suggest it's of some interest
>to this
>>> list:
>>>
>>>
>https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/28/ibm-to-acquire-red-hat-in-deal-valued-at-34-billion.html
>>>
>>>
>>> This purchase is about CoreOS and having a strong k8s play. I doubt
>>> fedora even was on the radar of the suits.
>>>
>> ...and it's that lack of radar blip that concerns me about Fedora.
>The
>> suits don't know that they will own fedora, what it is, or how it
>> contributes to the bottom line. It will look like a cost center with
>no
>> return to the bean counters and that _could_ make it a target.
>>
>> But we'll have to wait and see what influence the IBM corporate
>> management chooses to exert on the RH "division"
>
>With this amount of money involved, I'd rather think the "suits" know
>about everything that's RedHat-ish. If not, they've not done their
>due dilligence.
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Sure they are aware, but fedora did not factor into the decision, other than
being something on a list somewhere. Fedora existing or not did not factor into
this. It's all about positioning themselves to compete in the k8s space.
--Josh
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