Re:Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing
by detaro on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @11:14AM
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Code converts to an open-source license after X (e.g. 4) years in BSL. Time will tell how it works out, especially for mature products it could just mean that everyone targets the 4 year old version.
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Re:Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing
by VoxPelli on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @02:41PM
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Time will also tell how eg. SSPL will work if eg. Elastic becomes bankrupt, what happens if I can't get a commercial license for it anymore in 10-20 years? BSL:s expire clause ensures that old code never gets unavailable because the business entity has vanished. Does SSPL have any similar protection?