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IBM is one of the biggest open source contributors in the world. What are you looking out for exactly?

• mixmastamyk 2y ago
  Did you miss this one? https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/red-hats-new-source-code-policy-and-the-intense-pushback-explained/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/red-h... Again, be careful not to attribute past RH actions with IBM. Yes, IBM was very helpful in the 90s and later, but you can't fully trust a corporation past the next financial statement, and certainly not past a leadership change or three.
  • yawaramin 2y ago
    Did I miss Red Hat applying the license of their software with the rights given to them by said license? No, I did not, I supported it. The GPL is perfectly compatible with commerce and a profitable business model and this example shows exactly why. What would you prefer–companies that open source software bleed money and get taken advantage of by others? I don't. I want to see a healthy open source ecosystem that preserves user freedoms while balancing that with profitability. The GPL perfectly embodies this ideal.
    • mixmastamyk 2y ago
      Fragmede above describes the details on why we keep a healthy distance from IBM.
      • yawaramin 2y ago
        Provide the link please! Don't make me hunt through the thread to figure out what you're talking about lol
        • mixmastamyk 2y ago
          https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43443062 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43443062 As he says, it's just business. And IBM isn't near the top on my list of big tech companies to avoid. However they are subject to the same enshittification pressures as the rest. Their history is not all rosy either.