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Re:FerretDB, a truly open-source MongoDB alternative by zokier on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @06:02PM (#35547639)
> Also, if you bought something closed-source to sell MongoDB as a service, why isn’t it realistic to buy a license?

Lets say you are running your infra on any cloud provider. Do you think its realistic to get them to hand out their source code?

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Re:FerretDB, a truly open-source MongoDB alternative by vrtx0 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @07:16AM (#35553736)
The cloud provider wouldn’t have to, if you are the one running your infra. The SSPL restrictions only apply to businesses that offer MongoDB as a service.

In fact, you can build a similar service and offer it within your organization (and subsidiaries), and you still don’t have to release anything. The license only applies to companies like Amazon if they offer MongoDB as their own service (DocumentDB).

I know that’s a bit tangential, but hope that helps a bit?

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