Post 839795 by cdmnky@niu.moe
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 (DIR) Post #838381 by cdmnky@niu.moe
       2018-10-29T14:27:33Z
       
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       At least Arch isn't backed by a for-profit company like Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSuseno worries about being bought out and possibly altered, not that the IBM/Red Hat deal is any sign of the apocalypse
       
 (DIR) Post #839794 by che5hire@letsalllovela.in
       2018-10-29T16:19:27.732903Z
       
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       @cdmnkyTbh I'm actually not 100% sure why people are freaking out about this. IBM and Red Hat are pretty similar companies and IBM already has a huge influence on the Linux scene. Is it just the realization that you can buy out a distro that is putting everyone on edge or did IBM actually do something bad already?I get why this could be damaging to the Linux scene I suppose. I have always disliked Ubuntu's popularity, not because it's an objectively bad distro or anything (although I don't like it, most of the reasons why are purely personal preference) but because I don't trust Canonical. Microsoft is already a huge partner of their's, desktop Ubuntu is their biggest competition next to MacOS and they have already bought GitHub.Tl;dr: I don't actually think IBM buying Red Hat is a problem but it means Microsoft realistically could buy Ubuntu, which is a realization that will keep me up at night.
       
 (DIR) Post #839795 by cdmnky@niu.moe
       2018-10-29T16:20:46Z
       
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       @che5hire yeah, this is basically what I've been thinking