CNET News: Red Hat Bands with Open-Source Allies

“Red Hat, planning a new expansion beyond its core Linux
operating system business, will launch a service later this year
called the Red Hat Exchange to sell partners’ open-source
software.

“The service, which the company announced Wednesday, marks a new
stage both in Red Hat’s competition with proprietary software
companies such as Microsoft, IBM and Oracle, and in its alliances
with open-source companies. The Red Hat Exchange is designed to
help bring a much broader collection of open-source options to
market, piggybacking on Red Hat’s brand and customer
connections…”

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