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antonvs • yesterday at 5:59 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Red Hat determined this path in 2001, when it started pivoting to enterprise customers only. Everything after that was just the usual progression for a minor enterprise player.


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nailer • yesterday at 7:35 PM

You might be right. Ubuntu and Shuttleworth certainly captured the void left for a polished Linux distro after the pivot. I think there was value to something being used personally and at work.