Pros
Red Hat has been purchased by a World Class Corporation so the employees that were hired based on merit vs nepotism have an opportunity to actually use their skills.
Cons
I am simply amazed by the arrogance of the Red Hat employees. They seem to think that they have come up with the incredible technology that they have literally stolen from baby geeks to awe struck to realize they are being taken advantage of. Shame on you Red Hat. Why are all these market analysts predicting IBM will take a hit? What reality are they in? THINK. This is the best thing that has ever happened to Red Hat. Of course, most of the employees will be laid off and replaced by offshore workers or "new collar" workers. Configuration is simply not as difficult as the more "SR" team members like to make it out (that's just their egos). Welcome to the Borg folks. You are much more replaceable than you and your foolish friends believe. I find the majority of the reviews here comical and if you do your homework you'll find some articles out there about Red Hat's demand for loyalty. Thus all the kissing up. You can cool your jets. IBM has actual ethics and tracks your value add vs lip service. The word Meritocracy was thrown around a lot at Red Hat but this only equates to Mediocrity after all the nepotism. I've never encountered such a lack of original thinking and innovation (not to mention integrity). Why the attitude and pretension? These people are truly entertaining with their "humility". I am looking forward to watching the sale of Red Hat to IBM play out in the coming months.