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Re:Datomic Is Now Free by kgwxd on Thursday April 27, 2023 @10:15AM (#35728407)
I really like Clojure and the ideas behind Datomic but free without source is a trap, every time. They have to make money somehow, but they already sold to a bank. If that bank wants devs willing to work on their systems after the current generation moves on, I think they'd be better off going open source and to continue paying good devs to work on it. Everyone already knows lock-in is bad for businesses. Devs will seek non-proprietary solutions first, if they can't find it, there are already plenty of proven proprietary solutions they'll settle on way before Datomic. Open the source, sell the support.
Re:Datomic Is Now Free by charesjrdan on Thursday April 27, 2023 @12:56PM (#35731056)
You could look into http://xtdb.com/ if you want an open source alternative