Jon "maddog" Hall Explains History of IBM, Red Hat and Free Software; Rocky Linux enterprise Linux Flourishing
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IBM, Red Hat and Free Software: An old maddog’s view
Several people have opined on the recent announcement of Red Hat to change their terms of sales for their software. Here are some thoughts from someone who has been around a long time and been in the midst of a lot of what occurred, and has been on many sides of the fence.
This is a fairly long article. It goes back a long way. People who know me will realize that I am going to tell a lot of details that will fit sooner or later. Have patience. Or you can jump close to the bottom and read the section “Tying it all together” without knowing all the reasoning.
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Hall: IBM, Red Hat and Free Software: An old maddog’s view [LWN.net]
Here is a long reminiscence from Jon "maddog" Hall leading up to some thoughts on Red Hat's source-release policy changes.
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CIQ Expands Leadership Team, Naming 5 New Vice Presidents
CIQ — the company building the next generation of software infrastructure for enterprises running data-intensive workloads atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution — has expanded its leadership team, announcing today the addition of five seasoned veterans who bring not only deep experience and passion for the technology industry but also a wealth of expertise in their respective professional domains.