Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-11-02 Thread David Sommerseth
On 01/11/18 17:31, mcatanz...@gnome.org wrote: > On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 8:32 AM, Neal Gompa wrote: >> These are questions I'm interested in answers on. However, I'm also >> worried about how much the "cloud" was mentioned in the presser. It >> makes me nervous about Red Hat's investment into other

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-11-01 Thread mcatanzaro
On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 8:32 AM, Neal Gompa wrote: These are questions I'm interested in answers on. However, I'm also worried about how much the "cloud" was mentioned in the presser. It makes me nervous about Red Hat's investment into other areas, which a lot of the Linux ecosystem relies on, ev

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-11-01 Thread Neal Gompa
On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 12:12 PM Peter Robinson wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 2:26 PM Neal Gompa wrote: > > > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 8:14 AM Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 4:48 PM Matthew Miller > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 07:44:12PM

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-11-01 Thread Peter Robinson
On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 2:26 PM Neal Gompa wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 8:14 AM Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > > > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 4:48 PM Matthew Miller > > wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 07:44:12PM -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: > > > > It'd be nice if someone from up top woul

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-11-01 Thread William Moreno
> > > These are questions I'm interested in answers on. However, I'm also > worried about how much the "cloud" was mentioned in the presser. It > makes me nervous about Red Hat's investment into other areas, which a > lot of the Linux ecosystem relies on, even outside of the Fedora > community. Des

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-11-01 Thread Neal Gompa
On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 8:14 AM Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 4:48 PM Matthew Miller > wrote: > > > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 07:44:12PM -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: > > > It'd be nice if someone from up top would deign to come and talk to us > > > directly... > > > > Communica

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-11-01 Thread Jonathan Wakely
On 01/11/18 07:18 -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 4:48 PM Matthew Miller wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 07:44:12PM -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: > It'd be nice if someone from up top would deign to come and talk to us > directly... Communications are pretty carefully contro

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-11-01 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 4:48 PM Matthew Miller wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 07:44:12PM -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: > > It'd be nice if someone from up top would deign to come and talk to us > > directly... > > Communications are pretty carefully controlled for regulatory reasons, and > the fact

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-11-01 Thread Richard W.M. Jones
On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 05:32:52PM -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: > Red Hat has been a company I've admired since I got into Linux back in > 2000. I genuinely worry that IBM will smother Red Hat and kill one of > the largest producers of awesome FOSS with its bureaucratic > proprietary-ness. I wrote thi

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-31 Thread Raphael Groner
> Yea - Does IBM have any plans on keeping, or discarding any of RH’s open > source > efforts…like this one? Can we as a community still expect the same sort of, > and level of > involvement post sale as we have enjoyed before hand from RH/IBM employees? > > -L0ft Although I'm against this top

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-31 Thread David Sommerseth
On 31/10/18 06:21, John Coughlan wrote: > Yea - Does IBM have any plans on keeping, or discarding any of RH’s open > source > efforts…like this one? Can we as a community still expect the same sort of, > and level of > involvement post sale as we have enjoyed before hand from RH/IBM employees?

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-31 Thread Peter Robinson
On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 6:13 AM John Coughlan wrote: > > Yea - Does IBM have any plans on keeping, or discarding any of RH’s open > source efforts…like this one? Can we as a community still expect the same > sort of, and level of involvement post sale as we have enjoyed before hand > from RH/IB

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-30 Thread John Coughlan
Yea - Does IBM have any plans on keeping, or discarding any of RH’s open source efforts…like this one? Can we as a community still expect the same sort of, and level of involvement post sale as we have enjoyed before hand from RH/IBM employees? -L0ft > On Oct 30, 2018, at 12:12 PM, Matthew Mi

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-30 Thread Porfirio Andrés Páiz Carrasco
El dom., 28 de oct. de 2018 a la(s) 21:15, John Coughlan (johncough...@comcast.net) escribió: > > IBM is a cancer. How long have they been working with Watson, and what > exactly do they have to show for it? > > Also as many others have said their FOSS print is a joke at best. > > As a community I

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-30 Thread Matthew Miller
On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 07:44:12PM -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: > It'd be nice if someone from up top would deign to come and talk to us > directly... Communications are pretty carefully controlled for regulatory reasons, and the fact is even those at the top don't know everything yet. And speculation

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-29 Thread Gerald B. Cox
This was pretty much inevitable. Out of companies with deep enough pockets - IBM is a good outcome. In the end, it will be good for both companies. It isn't helpful to have a negative attitude about it. “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-29 Thread Peter Robinson
On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 9:45 AM Nicolas Mailhot wrote: > > Le 2018-10-29 10:18, Peter Robinson a écrit : > > > From the press release, which is all I know about, it's not due to > > complete until "latter half of 2019." which is around a year from now > > and it has to go through all the regulator

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-29 Thread Nicolas Mailhot
Le 2018-10-29 10:18, Peter Robinson a écrit : From the press release, which is all I know about, it's not due to complete until "latter half of 2019." which is around a year from now and it has to go through all the regulatory reviews. That’s not how those things work. As soon as two corps dec

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-29 Thread Peter Robinson
On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 12:46 AM Simo Sorce wrote: > > On Sun, 2018-10-28 at 19:44 -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: > > It's always a wait and see approach. I'm a bit disappointed that no > > one from Red Hat has said anything yet. The only comfort is that > > apparently most RHers I know are equally surp

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread John Coughlan
I don’t know who runs or supports fusion. In terms of IBM upholding the FOSS legacy that RH has been blazing in…As I said before - IBM’s actions speak to just the opposite. They can say whatever they want in press releases, but what they actually do is what I am worried about. JC L0ft1369 >

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Zachary Snyder
That’s a bit much, understand the concern, but the deal does state they’re going to uphold the opposite. On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 11:15 PM John Coughlan wrote: > IBM is a cancer. How long have they been working with Watson, and what > exactly do they have to show for it? > > Also as many others h

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Brian Monroe
Who supports or backs rpmfusion? I think it's too early to do anything but as I was thinking about who would be willing to pick up the project if we were but loose. On Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 8:15 PM John Coughlan wrote: > IBM is a cancer. How long have they been working with Watson, and what > exact

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread John Coughlan
IBM is a cancer. How long have they been working with Watson, and what exactly do they have to show for it? Also as many others have said their FOSS print is a joke at best. As a community I feel like we are in some trouble here. IBM shelled out A TON of money for RH, and the first thing the

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Geoffrey Marr
Zach, What good advice. Thank you. :) Let's stick to what we know. Geoff Marr IRC: coremodule On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 7:59 PM Zach Villers wrote: > On 10/28/18 7:56 PM, Simo Sorce wrote: > > > > We are all astonished honestly, > > I took to fedora-devel only because I finished reading *all*

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Zach Villers
On 10/28/18 7:56 PM, Simo Sorce wrote: > > We are all astonished honestly, > I took to fedora-devel only because I finished reading *all* the > internal emails about it that I downloaded so far (it took me a few > hours) and ... still can't digest the news. > > > I am sure it will happen at some

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Christopher Meng
I’m concerned about IBM’s sluggish organization. It is not “seems like” but for real that IBM has a contrary leadership style comparing with Red Hat, isn’t it? -- Yours sincerely, Christopher Meng ___ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org T

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Chris Murphy
On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 5:44 PM, Neal Gompa wrote: > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 7:30 PM Charles-Antoine Couret > wrote: >> >> Le 28/10/2018 à 22:32, Neal Gompa a écrit : >> > but the point is, IBM is not an open source company. >> >> Eclipse, Linux (top 5 companies in term of kernel contributions),

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Gerald Henriksen
On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 23:39:52 +0100, you wrote: >Le 28/10/2018 à 22:32, Neal Gompa a écrit : >> but the point is, IBM is not an open source company. > >Eclipse, Not exactly a ringing endorsement given Eclipse's poor reputation. >Linux (top 5 companies in term of kernel contributions), MQTT >(ne

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Simo Sorce
On Sun, 2018-10-28 at 19:44 -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: > It's always a wait and see approach. I'm a bit disappointed that no > one from Red Hat has said anything yet. The only comfort is that > apparently most RHers I know are equally surprised... We are all astonished honestly, I took to fedora-dev

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Neal Gompa
On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 7:30 PM Charles-Antoine Couret wrote: > > Le 28/10/2018 à 22:32, Neal Gompa a écrit : > > but the point is, IBM is not an open source company. > > Eclipse, Linux (top 5 companies in term of kernel contributions), MQTT > (network protocol), OpenPower (hardware), etc. > > It

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Zachary Snyder
I think its important in this time not to be wary but not go full on tin foil hat. This is a sensitive time, and reacting in a crazed manor or speculating isnt going to do ANYONE good. Much love all, keep level heads. Cheers, Zach On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 4:31 PM Charles-Antoine Couret < rena...

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Chris Murphy writes: The reported deal is $34 billion, and Red Hat's closing market cap on Friday was ~$20 billion, that's a big price premium. I'm not a lawyer let alone a securities lawyer, but my guess is if Red Hat management had refused the deal, I think they'd face shareholder lawsuits.

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Charles-Antoine Couret
Le 28/10/2018 à 22:32, Neal Gompa a écrit : but the point is, IBM is not an open source company. Eclipse, Linux (top 5 companies in term of kernel contributions), MQTT (network protocol), OpenPower (hardware), etc. It is not perfect but it is a lot of projects and contributions to FOSS. Re

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Andreas Tunek
On Sun, 28 Oct 2018, 22:22 Chris Murphy, wrote: > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 2:17 PM, Antonio Trande > wrote: > > "IBM to acquire Red Hat in deal valued at $34 billion" > > > > > https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/28/ibm-is-reportedly-nearing-deal-to-acquire-red-hat.html > > > Official press release. > >

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Neal Gompa
On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 5:22 PM Chris Murphy wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 2:17 PM, Antonio Trande wrote: > > "IBM to acquire Red Hat in deal valued at $34 billion" > > > > https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/28/ibm-is-reportedly-nearing-deal-to-acquire-red-hat.html > > > Official press release. >

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread stan
On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:17:50 +0100 Antonio Trande wrote: > "IBM to acquire Red Hat in deal valued at $34 billion" > > https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/28/ibm-is-reportedly-nearing-deal-to-acquire-red-hat.html > Business as usual for Fedora? ___ devel mai

Re: IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Chris Murphy
On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 2:17 PM, Antonio Trande wrote: > "IBM to acquire Red Hat in deal valued at $34 billion" > > https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/28/ibm-is-reportedly-nearing-deal-to-acquire-red-hat.html Official press release. https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ibm-creating-leading-hybrid-cl

IBM buying RedHat

2018-10-28 Thread Antonio Trande
"IBM to acquire Red Hat in deal valued at $34 billion" https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/28/ibm-is-reportedly-nearing-deal-to-acquire-red-hat.html -- --- Antonio Trande Fedora Project mailto 'sagitter at fedoraproject dot org' GPG key: 0x5E212EE1D35568BE GPG key server: https://keys.fedoraproject.org