> On 5/18/19 11:54 AM, Chris Samuel wrote: >> On 17/5/19 12:37 pm, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >> >>> That is my biggest fear for centos to be fair with the IBM RH >>> acquisition. >> >> I think IBM at least seems to get open source, especially around >> Linux. Now if it was Oracle who had bought them... >> >> > I can't agree with this enough. The last time this topic came up, I > pointed out that IBM deserves a LOT of credit for making Linux > well-known amongst the general population. They invested heavily in > Linux, and ran a whole advertising campaign about Linux. Sure, that was > almost 20 years ago, but I am still inclined believe IBM get's Linux > better than most other companies that target the enterprise market. > > Here's a few example IBM Linux commercials from that period: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ozaFbqg00 > > https://youtu.be/_Bu4hLxL_EM > > https://youtu.be/fJA9eiUktcA >
And don't forget the smackdown they gave SCO when they tried to lay claim to Linux -- Doug > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > https://beowulf.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > -- Doug _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit https://beowulf.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
