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Whats MongoDB's business model !? Open source, and separate "enterprise" closed source version !? Are contributors OK with this or are most contributors in-hous
by z3t4 9y ago
Whats MongoDB's business model !? Open source, and separate "enterprise" closed source version !? Are contributors OK with this or are most contributors in-house ? It seems Nginx et.al are also using this business model ... I'm thinking about starting my own open source business.
- john_moscow 9y agoOpen-source and an army of sales people that will convince big company decision-makers who don't understand what open-source is to go for the hosted solution.
- dplgk 9y agoSupport contracts, setup, etc.
- gaius 9y agoBait and switch They promise that it's so easy to use you don't need a DBA, you don't need any ops staff to run it, etc, just develop and go! Then once you're in too deep, they get you...