CentOS was nearly dead when RH acquired it
CentOS was nearly dead when RH acquired it
Posted Jul 3, 2023 6:03 UTC (Mon) by mattdm (subscriber, #18)In reply to: CentOS was nearly dead when RH acquired it by ceplm
Parent article: Kuhn: A Comprehensive Analysis of the GPL Issues With the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Business Model
> we don’t sell software, just support
This has never been the Red Hat strategy. Selling support causes bad incentives ("don't improve the UX -- that's a big reason people need support! And definitely don't document it!"). Red Hat subscriptions include support, but the value is in expertise and access.