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Datastax sells Datastax enterprise, which is a closed source fork. Yes, they could have a non-ASF open source fork, but what's the purpose? What do they gain?
by jjirsa 10y ago
Datastax sells Datastax enterprise, which is a closed source fork.
Yes, they could have a non-ASF open source fork, but what's the purpose? What do they gain? That just fractures the community - the same community they need in order to sell DSE to users.
- jrochkind1 10y agoThey would gain control over the management of the open source project, which is apparently what they wanted? If they don't want an open source version they have control over the management of, then that's fine too of course. But yes, forks of open source projects are never something one wants, they are a last resort, but one you always have with open source.
- jjirsa 10y agoApparently what they wanted? There's no evidence they ever tried to use their overwhelming majority in the PMC to do anything that even remotely resembled control. What they did was fail to enforce rules, primarily around trademarks - they never did anything at the technical/engineering level that was even remotely controlling (and in many cases, they openly worked with engineers from their competitors to make it easier for those competitors to avoid forking). - non-Datastax Member of the PMC
- jrochkind1 10y agoTrue, I over-stated it, sorry. I didn't mean to suggest they were controlling. All I meant was that apparently they don't want anyone else telling them what to do with the project, including with rules around trademarks?