[ale] IBM is buying Redhat!

[DJ-Pfulio]

On 10/29/18 7:33 AM, Simba via Ale wrote:
> The DoD and any other government agencies should be using Debian.

DoD needs a throat to choke. They want 1 phone call to have someone
on-site, working the issue.  This is a requirement for huge corporations
as well.  They don't want to become experts in Linux. They want a
solution that someone else manages.

> Support for the system does not have to be provided by the maintainers
> of the software. Support could come from any trustworthy American
> technology firm.

Who can support all the DoD locations?  Simba's Linux Shoppe?
The only other serious option would be from Oracle.  SuSE isn't large
enough.

> Debian is the best choice because it is the most open and free, as well
> as the most stable and mature, as well as offering full capabilities in
> terms of applications and security. It's simply the best choice.

IYO. Many people would disagree.
SELinux is a requirement for many DoD systems. How stable is that on
Debian? I honestly don't know.

> To limit government systems to inferior operating systems because they
> offer commercial support from the developers is very 1980s.

What?  It comes down to having an organization that can solve the issues
for the client.  There are few other Linux support organizations with
the expertise across the entire Linux stack to solve issues.

Running a WP web server doesn't make someone an expert at kernel drivers
or the opposite.
In complex environments, understanding all the other complex moving
parts and those interactions is non-trivial.  Tracking down some SAN
connection and compatibility issues isn't something most organizations
can handle.

Here's hoping that IBM doesn't do to Redhat like what Oracle did to Sun
Microsystems.