As it stands it indeed doesn't because it's closed source and not that much ends up being built around it. Making Clojure open source but Datomic closed is, fo

As it stands it indeed doesn't because it's closed source and not that much ends up being built around it. Making Clojure open source but Datomic closed is, for me, still the equivalent of building a beautiful world you can wander around and explore for free forever, but whose roads and and signs all lead up to a single temple at the center, which in turn has a big sign on it saying: 'magic happens here; don't look under the covers; don't mess with it; and also... please pay.' If that weren't the case I can only dream what people like Nikita Prokopov would be able to build and open-source around Datomic ... and the many more like him who would probably emerge from the woods if they knew their contributions could be further built upon.