Red Hat Being Phased Out of Existence (Like Many Other Companies IBM Bought)
And I’m excited about what comes next." But the role changed, there's lots of slop ("hey hi") dross or filler, and everybody at IBM knows what PIPs and RA come next. It's not hard to see that the vast majority of redhat.com blog posts sell slop, not Linux. It helps inflate the share price without accomplishing anything of substance.
- ▪And I’m excited about what comes next." But the role changed, there's lots of slop ("hey hi") dross or filler, and everybody at IBM knows what PIPs and RA come next.
- ▪It's not hard to see that the vast majority of redhat.com blog posts sell slop, not Linux.
- ▪It helps inflate the share price without accomplishing anything of substance.
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Home About IRC Gemini Edition Search Feed IBM Layoffs Cover-up Links 01/10/2026: "Meat Proxies" and "Japan’s Far Right Is Courting Young Voters" Red Hat Being Phased Out of Existence (Like Many Other Companies That IBM Bought) posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 01, 2026 The "Red Hat" brand (and badge) is being dissolved some more today "Today the "badge" says IBM," Thomas Wilson said two hours ago (above). "The team is still here. The work continues. And I’m excited about what comes next." But the role changed, there's lots of slop ("hey hi") dross or filler, and everybody at IBM knows what PIPs and RA come next. It's not hard to see that the vast majority of redhat.com blog posts sell slop, not Linux. It helps inflate the share price without accomplishing anything of substance.
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