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I think what sets Red Hat apart from companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple, etc. is that those do have a lot of open source code, and it's an important piece
by azakai 11y ago
I think what sets Red Hat apart from companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple, etc. is that those do have a lot of open source code, and it's an important piece of their strategy, but their most critical code is not open source. And not just the most critical code, but most of their code is not open source.
Open sourcing some strategic things makes sense for them. But for Red Hat, open source itself is the core strategy, and they open source everything.
- shmerl 11y agoI meant attitude towards free software in general (i.e. stance on software patents and such). That divides those who can be called open source company, and those who can't. It's not a sufficient condition, but I'd say it's a requirement.