I think there is a big shift when you have a single binary. i.e.: no one really complains from running ngix, etc because it's easy to get up and running.

so the gist we wanted to let everyone use it and reserve the right to be the only hosted redpanda provider.

It seems totally fair to me. Good luck with this approach. I think yours odds are good.

i.e.: think GDPR compliance as long as your data streams are in JSON or some predefined format.

WASM basically allows us to push computational guarantees to the storage engine itself without a separate cluster.

I've failed to grasp if it's an "alternative plugin-engine" kind of system to extend Redpanda, or you're storing data as WASM and therefore it's executable (to take your example: GDPR compliant auto-expire if it's past a certain date).

1. You can't just take this and make money from it

2. They don't accept or expect external inputs.

Its the same as cockroachdb in that regard

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This is simply not true. The restriction applies to 100% of everyone using the software under the license.

If an alternative service provider can't legally host the service for me, I am restricted from selecting an alternative vendor if my needs converge from the available vendors offerings.

Further, it still isn't open source.