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IBM had had a "Linux/open source friendly" strategy since the early 2000s. Remember that ad with the Eminem-looking kid they named "Linux", and they were like "
by bitwize 3y ago
IBM had had a "Linux/open source friendly" strategy since the early 2000s. Remember that ad with the Eminem-looking kid they named "Linux", and they were like "he's learning"? That's how they came to acquire Red Hat, by leaning into the "we're totally besties with open source" narrative.
- bitwize 3y agoThe advertisement in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ozaFbqg00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ozaFbqg00
- sillywalk 3y agoAlso Endorsed by Avery Brooks a.k.a. DS9's Captain Sisko. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQAa_WKJxPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQAa_WKJxPs
- pjmlp 3y agoMostly because it was a way to reduce Aix development costs. Ironically Aix is the only big iron UNIX that still matters today.