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Open source doesn't make money, you're at IBM now to save their failing cloud business. If you can't do that, expect your time on open source to dry up.

• bmicklea 7y ago
  Open source creates market share, that's the foundation on which money can be made. Red Hat's business model wasn't charging for the open software, it was charging for the expertise we have in supporting that open software. The more market share the open source software has, the greater the monetary opportunity for us and the more we can put back into the communities. Red Hat has offices in ~40 countries and IBM is in ~175. That's a lot more touch points for us.
• rwmj 7y ago
  Open source absolutely does make Red Hat money, billions of dollars a year.
  • jbob2000 7y ago
    Open source doesn't make them that money, servicing open source does.
    • babarock 7y ago
      How will they service open source if they stop funding its development? I'm assuming that you're implying that's what IBM wants?
• jcmoscon 7y ago
  >Open source doesn't make money Well $34B is a lot of money!