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contributing back can mean monetarily. i’m sure elastic would be willing to sell a commercial license to a cloud provider if the deal makes sense.
by nopzor 6y ago
contributing back can mean monetarily. i’m sure elastic would be willing to sell a commercial license to a cloud provider if the deal makes sense.
- brasetvik 6y agoThey already do. https://www.elastic.co/about/press/elastic-partners-with-alibaba-cloud-to-deliver-elasticsearch-on-alibaba-cloud https://www.elastic.co/about/press/elastic-partners-with-ali...
- arpinum 6y agoThats fine, but then don't title the blog post "Doubling down on open", make it "Creating a more profitable business model".
- christophilus 6y agoThose aren’t necessarily contradictory titles. Large OSS projects require funding, or they run a serious risk of stagnation. If there are massively profitable corporations using OSS and contributing nothing back, or even actively competing with the project, then a more profitable business model may be the best thing an OSS project can do to ensure its longevity.