Summary: <p>In the largest software company acquisition in history, tech giant IBM has purchased Red Hat for 34 billion dollars. The open source community was shocked and devastated at first but is it too soon to judge? What has IBM really purchased a product or a culture? We explain why this could be the best thing ever to happen to Linux and FOSS!</p> <h3><strong>-- The Cliff Notes --</strong></h3> <p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!</p> <p><a href="http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/94" rel="nofollow">This Episode's Podcast Dashboard</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com/asknoah" rel="nofollow">Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys</a></p> <p>Join us in our dedicated chatroom #AskNoahShow on Freenode!</p> <h3><strong>-- Stay In Touch --</strong></h3> <p><strong>Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.asknoahshow.com" rel="nofollow">Ask Noah Dashboard</a></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show!</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.altispeed.com/" rel="nofollow">Altispeed Technologies</a></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Contact Noah</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>asknoah [at] jupiterbroadcasting.com</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>-- Twitter --</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/kernellinux" rel="nofollow">Noah - Kernellinux</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/asknoahshow" rel="nofollow">Ask Noah Show</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/altispeed" rel="nofollow">Altispeed Technologies</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jbsignal" rel="nofollow">Jupiter Broadcasting</a></li> </ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a title="IBM is coming for Red Hat developers...sometime in 2019 • DEVCLASS" rel="nofollow" href="https://devclass.com/2018/10/29/ibm-targets-red-hat-developers-sometime-in-2019/">IBM is coming for Red Hat developers...sometime in 2019 • DEVCLASS</a> — But, “Number one is the people of Red Hat…we’ve got to preserve absolutely this Switzerland [status].” By coincidence, the population of Switzerland is slightly North of 8 million, roughly the same as Red Hat’s worldwide developer community. Rometty also said “We now have access to the world’s largest developer community.”</li> <li> <a title="IBM strikes deal to buy Red Hat for $34 billion - Business Insider" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-is-reportedly-nearing-a-deal-to-acquire-redhat-the-software-company-valued-at-20-billion-2018-10">IBM strikes deal to buy Red Hat for $34 billion - Business Insider</a> — IBM will pay $190 a share for the software company, which it described as the world's leading provider of open-source cloud software, a premium of more than 60% from Red Hat's closing stock price of $116.68 on Friday. Shares traded upward of $175 in June, but disappointing earnings combined with a volatile market to see the price drop sharply. </li> <li> <a title="Altispeed Tech Portal" rel="nofollow" href="http://portal.altispeed.com/kb/faq.php?id=9">Altispeed Tech Portal</a> — How to setup a Virtual Server Host</li> <li> <a title="How to install X2Go" rel="nofollow" href="http://portal.altispeed.com/kb/faq.php?id=33">How to install X2Go</a> — How to install X2Go</li> <li> <a title="Archival-Grade Discs" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1193057-REG/verbatim_98914_bdxl_100gb_4x_m_disc.html?ap=y&gclid=Cj0KCQjwguDeBRDCARIsAGxuU8Y45P-fhfM9Hrga0QGQN2zlFIS4E1cs-gi1Ws0v7KPBDD-FALrhV_gaArKtEALw_wcB&smp=y">Archival-Grade Discs</a> — Archival-Grade Discs</li> </ul>
