Open-source ethos is in flux with enterprises challenging community standards; Red Hat s approach stirs community; Open Enterprise Linux Association forms in response.
About 20 years ago, I started my own technology consulting company. We mostly did strategic consulting in IT - architecture, strategy, IT effectiveness, projects rescues and Lean Six Sigma consulting. Those sorts of things. But at the same time I was fascinated with open source - and I've mentioned this before. I couldn't believe that
Red Hat has given an indication of how desperate it is to spread its views, about the latest act of making the source of its RHEL distribution availab.
To be sure the dissolution of CentOS Linux indicates - at a minimum - major damage to Red Hats' positioning as a paragon of open source. It might even signal the end. It's a pretty clear sign that Red Hat is under new management.
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