[cratermoon]

> Red Hat got blue washed

I'm not sure I understand the term. Wikipedia says, "Bluewashing is term used to describe deceptive marketing that overstates a company's commitment to responsible social practices. It can be used interchangeably with the term greenwashing but has a greater focus on economic and community factors."

If I follow your usage, you're saying that Red Hat states they are committed to the ethics and social responsibilities of FOSS and the GPL but the actual practices violate those factors. If they are using GPL code but not releasing their code, then I would tend to agree, but IANAL.

Can you clarify a bit?

[CHY872]

IBM = big blue. Red Hat were bought by IBM a few years back.

[cratermoon]

Ah, I hadn't thought of that angle. IBM has become the CA Technologies (formerly Computer Associates International) or MicroFocus of the 21st century.