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Red Hat Walks The Linux Tightrope

Posted by michael on from the walking-the-linux-plank dept.

Brainsur writes "ZDNet reports about Redhat : European marketing director Paul Salazar admits there have been plenty of screw-ups along the way but that Red Hat is now working hard to please the open-source community and investors alike. Making money from open source is a balancing act. While your underlying product is forged in the white-hot fires of online altruism, the success of your business means striking pleasing postures for the investment community."

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  1. Best thing that Rad Hat did... by weekendgeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    ....was to piss me off enough to try SuSE and Gentoo.

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    It would be presumptuous to conclude that Americans have no right to know what is being done in their name
  2. Strike a pose by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    the success of your business means striking pleasing postures for the investment community.

    Who knew the secret ??? to profitability was Voguing.

  3. Re:Translation: Open Source is not free by M.+Baranczak · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know about you, but I prefer traditional business contracts with the price clearly stated upfront

    The price is clearly stated up front: it's $699. A bargain.