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Alan Cox to Leave if RH AOL Buyout Happens?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-that-would-be-something dept.

According to MartinG, Alan has posted to the LKML and said "Im insulted that anyone believes I would continue working for RH if aol/time warner owned them. " This of course refers to the Red Hat/AOL Buyout Rumors that we have been talking about all weekend.

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  1. Good for him by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    It's good to see that *someone* on the Internet isn't so willing to sell out. It certainly won't prevent him from working on kernel stuff, and AOL can buy their credibility somewhere else.

    1. Re:Good for him by cavemanf16 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      I opened my eyes, saw yet another Palestinian blowing away a bunch of innocents during a Bar Mitzvah, and then decided to shut my eyes again to their nonstop atrocities.

    2. Re:Good for him by vegardolsen · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      palestinians have been exploited and lied to for over 50 years, they are depressed, many of the kids only know one reality, and thats the one with israelians driving bulldozers over theire houses and shooting at them. If you think longer than to your nose, you would see that the israelians hav planed it all the way, so they can take controll over the palestinian areas because yassir arafat is in "arrest", and can't controll his ppl, and with no leader it's anarchy, and they have to take control. much more complicated, can't explain it in this forum.

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  2. What a martyr! by SuperRob · · Score: 4, Flamebait

    Way to go, Alan. Rather than make sure that Red Hat REMAINS what you've strived to make it, you'd pack up your bags before you know what AOL's plans are. You'd rather leave than be associated with the company. You'd help contribute to RedHat FAILING under AOL rather than make it what it SHOULD be.

    Standing up for your ideals is one thing, but by leaving, you're tossing those exact same ideals out the door.

    I'd much rather suck up my pride and tell people that I was employed by AOL, but trying to make it better, then tell people I gave up rather than try.

  3. so where else where would you go? by xeeno · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    microsoft? they like security through obscurity as well, seems like a good match to me.

  4. it's called ethics! by Juju · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    But Cox really needs to look at who puts food on the table ... I know if I had a nifty little job where I could do what I enjoy ... I'd work to keep it ... with or without slashdot's approval.

    There is this thing that makes you refuse to work for certain people. You know, like Einstein could have decided to help the Nazis build the bomb for them. So he could have done is "physics research" thingy and be happy, right?
    Well, guess what, he decided to leave Germany (the fact he was jew was probably helped taking that decision.)
    I myself am happy that not everything is about money and that there are still people with ethics!

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  5. MODERATORS! by Raunchola · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Please mod the parent post down to oblivion. It is obviously some AOL cheerleader.

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