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And "they don't contribute" is one of the _less_ harmful things. Look at what Amazon did to Elastic/search.

• wlll 6y ago
  What did Amazon do to Elasticsearch?
  • dccoolgai 6y ago
    Took Elastic's product (Elasticsearch), forked it and started selling it under the same name. It's a cautionary tale for anyone thinking about running a business based on OSS. https://www.google.com/amp/s/searchaws.techtarget.com/news/252471650/AWS-faces-Elasticsearch-lawsuit-for-trademark-infringement%3famp=1 https://www.google.com/amp/s/searchaws.techtarget.com/news/2...
    • wlll 6y ago
      Gotcha, thanks!
• appleflaxen 6y ago
  yeah; can you elaborate?