Comments by "" (@dingokidneys) on "Red Hat: why I'm going all in on community-driven Linux distros." video.

I'm still unsure about the whole RHEL thing. I've always thought that bug-for-bug RHEL compatible distros were not necessarily in the full spirit of libre software as they didn't seem to add anything of their own to the distro; just take de-branded software, re-brand and re-package it (identically to the upstream) and then distribute that. While the software is unequivocally open source, the distribution also results from the selection, testing and integration of all the disparate packages that make the distro up, obtaining certifications for government and other work, and working with major software vendors to ensure proper support of their offerings. I'm not saying that what Red Hat is doing is right or fully justified; just saying I'm not sure that I understand all the factors and I'm not sure that there isn't some justification there.
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