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Korea's Linux firmSSS sever ties with Red Hat

Note: 1285 Korean Won = $1 USD, by the way


Korea's Linux companies said yesterday they have decided to sever ties
with Red Hat, signaling that the once amicable partnership is now on
the verge of collapse and that the U.S.-based Linux forerunner could
be dealt a serious blow. 

LinuxOne, a Korean Linux solutions provider, said it will not renew
its one-year partnership with Red Hat, the termination of which comes
in June. 

The Korean company has so far operated Red Hat Certified Engineer
(RHCE) program under which it offers education and certification
services as well as Red Hat versions of the open-source platform. 

Linux Korea, another player in the fast-growing Linux market here,
said it would slash items included in its partnership with Red Hat
from five to one. The two companies are now in talks. 

Linux Korea plans to halt its RHCE programs and the distribution of
Red Hat Linux operating systems. 

Linux Korea sources said the company is considering severing its
partnership with Red Hat altogether unless the U.S. company agrees to
a sharply reduced alliance program deal. 

The move by Korean firms came as they are beginning to feel that the
partnership with Red Hat did not bring much value apart from brand
recognition, considering the scale of fees Red Hat demands.

Red Hat is understood to have demanded about 100 million won for each
item included in the partnership program with Korean firms.  (Soit
77,821 $ US)

But Korean officials said they initially went into the deals with Red
Hat in the hope of staging a variety of programs and receiving
technical support, which proved futile as Red Hat offered little other
than its brand.

(Man! Dis-moi pas que l'oncle Bob vous a pas envoyé de chapeaux
rouges!)

Another factor disrupting the partnership structure was that Red Hat
opposed alliance deals amongst Korean Linux players. 

Due to the continued conflict, LinuxOne opted for its own education
programs which appealed to colleges in Korea and exported the
solutions to Japan. 

LinuxOne officials said they see no substantial benefit from Red Hat
partnerships as the Korean firm has all the competitive technologies
it needs on its own. 

In a country where hostile sentiment against Microsoft's dominant
Windows operating system still runs high, Korea's venture startups
have focused on the so-called alternative operating system, Linux,
over the past few years. 

Just two years ago, industry watchers were predicting a smooth ride to
profits for Korea's Linux developers but the bursting of the high-tech
bubble dashed such hopes. 

Nethertheless, a host of key Linux players in Korea have made some
inroads into the server and applications market, demonstrating signs
that their foray into the open-source platform will pay off in the
end. 

(...)

According to a recent IDC report, Windows accounted for 92 percent of
client operating system shipments last year. Shipments of desktop
Linux were up 25 percent last year but accounted for less than 2
percent of total client operating systems. 

2001.06.07 

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2001/06/07/200106070028.asp

Cré oncle Bob! Se foutre des centaines de milliers de $ dans les
poches aux dépens des bridés sans avoir à lever le petit doigt; il
devait être mort de rire. Mais attention au backlash!

GP
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