Even if this causes RedHat to trend towards oblivion and 0 usage IBM will continue to make a shitload of money in the interim and IBM will trot out an army of M

Even if this causes RedHat to trend towards oblivion and 0 usage IBM will continue to make a shitload of money in the interim and IBM will trot out an army of MBAs with spreadsheets to explain why this change earned the company more money even if it caused the demise of RedHat. You see, you are just being sentimental about trying to save something you're nostalgic for. This MBA army can clearly justify with mountains of spreadsheets why this was the Correct Thing To Do to maximize shareholder value and profit. My first Linux installation was a copy of Red Hat 4 (not RHEL 4, RedHat 4), circa 1996-ish. I remember bugging my mother for weeks to drive me to CompUSA and buy a copy. I am deeply nostalgic.