> There seem to be a lot of people voicing the opinion that this
is a move
> to abandon the Free Software community.
On the contrary, the Freed Software Community will benefit (a lot).
That didn't seem to be what the poster was saying.
He was expressing the view -- which I share --
was that the development may be bad _for RedHat_.
To me, the RH/Fedora thing is just very confusing,
and I don't want to spend a lot of time thinking (or reading) about it.
I have been reading about it. I surely clarifies the situation.
I'm actually running Fedora on one desktop, and RH-9.0 on another,
and both are running perfectly.
But I knew exactly where I was with RH-6-7-8-9,
and I don't feel I know exactly where I am with Fedora.
You will; just read about it ;-)
Like many others, I am occasionally asked about commercial installations,
and I've always recommended RedHat.
I probably still will do so, but not with the same enthusiasm.
You may need some time to feel confy about it.
So I don't think RedHat is wicked --
I just think they may have made a commercial mistake.
They made a wise decision. RH heavily is supporting Fedora.