Nobody is trying to steal Red Hat's lunch. Who was the first open source billion dollar company? Red Hat. How did they get the there. They built a loyal community. This week Red Hat has chosen to further distance itself from that community. With open source, "we stand on the shoulders of giants." Much of what makes Red Hat useful is the software that surrounds it. Would I choose linux if I couldn't install a browser, office suite, email client.... no. The companies decision doesn't make business sense. They have opened the door for their competitors (fortunately there are many). Customers "voting with their feet" will take a while, but it will happen.
Posts by Todd Henkel
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Biting the hand that feeds IT
