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Elastic doesn't have much moral authority either when they keep using the word "open" in reference to code that isn't open source. But they never say "open sour
by andreareina 8y ago
Elastic doesn't have much moral authority either when they keep using the word "open" in reference to code that isn't open source. But they never say "open source" so technically correct.
EDIT: you've remarked elsewhere on the thread about commercial and economic realities, so I want to take the opportunity to qualify my statement: they're free to license and monetize their code however they want. It's what I see as deceptive intent that I'm having a (very strong) reaction to.
- Drdrdrq 8y agoIiuc, they are basically using open core model, with core app being free/open/libre under Apache license, and extensions proprietary with code available non-free/non-open/non-libre Elastic license. At least to me the situation seems pretty clear, and Amazon complaining that they can't take all of the code to create a competing service seems pretty disingenious to me. OP's post is thus in line with what I would expect - but it seems to irk you in some way. What is it that I'm missing?
- andreareina 8y agoI said more here[1] but basically the use of "open" around their gratis/proprietary code. Never "open source" so it's not an untruth but it's still misleading especially in a context where they're also talking about their contributions to open source, a commitment to being open, etc. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19369774 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19369774