On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:49:29 +0000, you wrote: >> oh, but RH's function is so much more nowadays than just a paid for >distribution. >> hence the acquisition which is not about that. but the whole ecosystem >can suffer as a result. >Well said. coreutils gcc llvm . what of them? >Redhat does a lot for the core stack. > >And systemd (arrrghhh - I said it again)
And Gnome, Java, X/Wayland, etc. It's not just the core stack but a lot of the open source Linux ecosystem relies on paid Red Hat developers. A decision by IBM, in say 2 or 3 years, to focus entirely on cloud/server could have a detrimental effect on a lot of Linux stuff. But not LLVM, that is an entirely independent project (though IBM does sort of support the Power version of LLVM based on demand from IBM's customers). _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
