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Re:Homebrew removes MongoDB from core formulas by judge2020 on Monday September 02, 2019 @10:04PM (#20863155)
You're correct, the new license only prevents AWS and other cloud from running the MongoDB software itself as a managed service unless they open-source their entire platform (although, as we see with DocumentDB, they can legally implement the API without the license coming into effect).

The parent comment states "their sales people started coming around and asking for insane sums of money" but I can't find any reference to this.

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Re:Homebrew removes MongoDB from core formulas by CryoLogic on Monday September 02, 2019 @11:07PM (#20863436)
This was my understanding of the license as well. I read through the block and it very clearly suggested only selling the database as a service was not okay. Using the database as a data store should be fine.

If MongoDB really is sending salespeople to make claims against companies who they convinced to use their OSS database as a data-store, than they are indeed abusing their license and no one should use their database or support their company.

From what I read of the license, that shouldn't be the case though.

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