"[A]fter approaching and discussing [their problems] with the CentOS Project core team, Red Hat and the CentOS Project agreed to 'join forces.' We said joining

"[A]fter approaching and discussing [their problems] with the CentOS Project core team, Red Hat and the CentOS Project agreed to 'join forces.' We said joining forces because there was no company to acquire, so we hired members of the core team and began expanding CentOS beyond being just a rebuild project." At the time, did Karsten et al. disclose this to the CentOS community? This language suggests that Red Hat had long-term plans for CentOS and its core team all along, but to my knowledge, the community was not made aware of these plans so that they could take defensive action if needed.