You say that: "Elasticsearch (as an open source product) is not independent. Its reliant on Elastic co, who have a demonstrated history of reducing its FOSS-sta

You say that: "Elasticsearch (as an open source product) is not independent. Its reliant on Elastic co, who have a demonstrated history of reducing its FOSS-stance in favor of making more money. Of course, they had to do this; Amazon forced them into a corner, similar to MongoDB." But there is one more factor you failed to acknowledge that is driving them to make more money: Elastic.co took VC funding. Once you accept VC funding, it narrows the definition of success down to what your investors think success should look, like rather than what the founders desire.