On October 29, 2018 8:48:29 PM UTC, Rick Stevens <ricks(a)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
>> <pocallaghan(a)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-...
>>
>>
>> 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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