Red Hat Bucks the Trend

“According to information available at Channel Insider, the
so-called mixed source company, Novell, saw its stock price fall by
11 percent, the biggest loser of the week.

“Novell’s fairy godmother, Microsoft, was also among the losers
– down 1.7 percent.

“All of which makes one think that Red Hat must be doing
something right. But, damn it, the company seems to be doing
everything which the pundits advise against.

“For one, it allows another group, CentOS, to strip the
trademarks off its Linux distribution and then give it away free.
It’s highly unlikely that Novell would stay quiet if this was done
with the Linux distribution that it sells.

“In other words, Red Hat doesn’t try to exert legal muscle
against the public. Which company in its right mind would allow
this kind of act without suing?”

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