At GitLab we considered to charge for the packaging (our Omnibus packages and the package server). We decided to go for a GitLab version that was 100% open sour

At GitLab we considered to charge for the packaging (our Omnibus packages and the package server). We decided to go for a GitLab version that was 100% open source and easy to install and a GitLab version that was closed source, contained additional features and was equally easy to install. Apart from RedHat few companies have been able to make the packaging work as a business model from a financial perspective. Hortonworks shows it is hard to make money with packaging alone http://www.infoworld.com/article/2854359/hadoop/why-hortonworks-cant-sustain-a-billion-dollar-unicorn-valuation.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/2854359/hadoop/why-hortonwo...