Exploring the future of the open source ecosystem in light of the Red Hat acquisition

IBM’s recent acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion was a surprise to many in the open source community while also a cause for concern within, and for, the open source ecosystem.
Bob Young and Marc Ewing created a defining moment when they founded Red Hat 25 years ago. They helped fuel not only what has become the norm for development and open source but also the widespread adoption of open source by companies. Not surprisingly, Red Hat became synonymous with both the Linux operating system (OS) and...