Glad to see that Red Hat is still committed to the Open Source movement after so many naysayers predicted that all contributions going forward would be stymied due to the announcement of the acquisition.
Not saying it will happen (just that it usually does), but I almost never see acquired companies immediately turn into the parent. Usually the acquired maintains its course until attrition and cross-pollination replace its original culture with that of the parent. The acquired company eventually exists only as a collection of intellectual property and history. Could take many years depending on how tightly IBM squeezes. That and the acquisition isn't even finalized yet.
The acquisition hasn’t even happened yet, so there’s no influence to see just yet. In fact, it’s illegal for RH to change for IBM prior to the acquisition.