Re:OpenSearch 1.0
by sdht0 on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @05:16PM
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> They built that value off the back of many other open source products
Would you opinion change if everything in Elasticsearch was in-house?
I think there is a broader question about spirit of open source licensing here. If I'm building a new DB from scratch, should I choose a true open source license and risk giving up competitive advantage in my ability to monetize it, over Amazon-like companies who have the benefit of brand and scale? Or is it okay to just make the code source-available, which is still better than closed-source?
I like the balanced approach some companies are adopting: make the code source-available initially and automatically transition to a open source license after N years.
Would you opinion change if everything in Elasticsearch was in-house?
I think there is a broader question about spirit of open source licensing here. If I'm building a new DB from scratch, should I choose a true open source license and risk giving up competitive advantage in my ability to monetize it, over Amazon-like companies who have the benefit of brand and scale? Or is it okay to just make the code source-available, which is still better than closed-source?
I like the balanced approach some companies are adopting: make the code source-available initially and automatically transition to a open source license after N years.