Alfresco does this as well, and they removed things that worked in the community edition, like clustering, requiring people either switch to the EE version or i

Alfresco does this as well, and they removed things that worked in the community edition, like clustering, requiring people either switch to the EE version or implement the missing/removed features themselves as a plugin or fork. TypeSafe/LightBend removed a fully functional MS SQL implementation from Slick. I've written about this type of split in OSS software and what it means for developers: https://penguindreams.org/blog/the-philosophy-of-open-source-in-community-and-enterprise-software/ https://penguindreams.org/blog/the-philosophy-of-open-source...