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Re:Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing by eloff on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @10:58AM (#25834705)
> I am ok with them making money off their project, but it isn’t like they are owed a billion dollar company for their work.

Because no other companies build on a foundation of open-source software today? I think that describes every company. Yes, the actual core product is the open-source software, not just components of it, but does that really matter?

I don't understand the distinction you're trying to make here.

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Re:Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing by bcrosby95 on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @11:21AM (#25834982)
Complaining about AWS building off open source software when you did too seems a bit awkward. I'd be willing to bet AWS has spent at least as many person-hours developing their service as has been put into ES itself.

I don't really know where I fall on this subject. Companies need a route to monetize when developing open source products. It feels like AWS has been closing many ways to do that. Short term it might feel good for us end users, but long term it's probably bad for the ecosystem.

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Re:Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing by cortesoft on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @04:38PM (#25839235)
My distinction is that I don’t think they are being abused. They want to build a business around an open source tool just like AWS wants to also build a business around an open source tool.

I am happy to let them compete to see who can offer the best value.

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