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So the idea is that they are so confident in their human capital, clientele and business processes that even with all of the code no one could potentially compe
by nautilus12 9y ago
So the idea is that they are so confident in their human capital, clientele and business processes that even with all of the code no one could potentially compete with them? Or that they want to create more competitors?
- TAForObvReasons 9y agoThis is actually a very good move for them. The type of person who could take the full code dump and stand up the service is likely the type of person who would just write it themselves.
- meredydd 9y agoThey're selling an operational service that their customers can't easily replicate, even with the code. Their product is a globally-distributed monitoring system. Running these systems all over the world, and keeping them running, is a serious operational headache. It's probably at least as complex as operating the service the customer wants to monitor - perhaps a lot more, given that most services are not globally distributed. As long as they price below "double your ops budget", they'll remain value for money - even if the code they use is free.
- yjftsjthsd-h 9y agoOr in short: They're selling a service, not a product, so they can give away the products that they happen to use.
- __s 9y agoCode is a liability
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoBut is open source less or more of a liability?