On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:06:56 -0500 Joe McDonagh <joseph.e.mcdonagh@gmail.com> wrote: > And to the people who give a schpiel about what if RH shuts down > tomorrow, not going to happen. Someone will buy RH before they get > shut down. They are the single biggest kernel committers and their > workforce is filled with some of the most talented engineers in the > open source world. > It may be true that RH is too big to disappear entirely, but what about the inconsistency of their company focus? Many companies (mine included) have already been burnt because of the way RH redefined their distribution model. First it was free with optional paid support, then they dropped the desktop, then they went with licensed Enterprise support only (which is the only reason CentOS exists in the first place, to provide community support for RHE) and now they are refocusing on virtualization and who knows what support they are going to offer. They may not shut down, but past history has shown that you can not rely on the availability and support the company will offer tomorrow. -- Bill Thompson BillT@Mahagonny.com
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