CNet reports that, in contrast to Oracle’s apparent desire to add a Linux distribution to its portfolio, IBM prefers to have at least two independent Linux distributors serving corporate customers. From the article:

“Our view is that one of the great things about Linux is that you don’t have to own it to have the freedom of movement and have whatever stacks you need,” said Scott Handy, vice president of Linux and open source at IBM.

Handy was responding to comments made by Oracle CEO Ellison to the Financial Times, where he said that he wanted Oracle to control a “full stack” of software, including the Linux operating system.

If Oracle did try to buy a Linux distributor, such as Red Hat or Novell, Handy said “we’d stick to our strategy of having two or more independent distributors and have to wait and see what happens.”

Full article: IBM to Oracle: You can’t buy open source

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