]Q. What is being announced?On Jan. 30, 2018, Red Hat announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CoreOS, Inc. The acquisition is subject to certain customary closing conditions.Q. What is CoreOS?CoreOS is a software company that provides solutions including: Tectonic - an automated and hybrid enterprise Kubernetes platform Container Linux - a lightweight Linux distribution that provides automated updates and is optimized for running containers Quay - an enterprise-ready container registry CoreOS’s stated mission is “to improve the security and reliability of the Internet” by enabling “companies to run their applications securely and reliably in any environment.”Q. How many people are employed by CoreOS and where are they located?CoreOS has approximately 130 employees worldwide and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York and Berlin.Q. What does CoreOS bring to Red Hat?We believe Red Hat and CoreOS are a natural fit due to our respective open source business models and emphasis…