Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Red Hat Exec Takes Over Open Source Initiative

Posted by Zonk on from the new-man-under-the-hat dept.

njcoder writes "CNet reports that Michael Tiemann, vice president of open-source affairs at Linux seller Red Hat and an OSI board member, has taken over from Russell Nelson as president pro tem. 'We thought that Michael would be a better president' Nelson said of the change, declining to share further details. Nelson will remain a board member and active in the group, he said."

1 of 144 comments (clear)

  1. I suppose by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    this is good news. Red Hat has been instrumental in much of the open source movement but they are very corporate these days. I will be attending a RHEL 4 pitch/SE Linux pitch soon, atypical for Linux.