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Amazon are the masters of theivery. The hypocrisy is not going unnoticed. Amazon contributed nothing of value to open source, then they basically stole the hard

by asim 6y ago

Amazon are the masters of theivery. The hypocrisy is not going unnoticed. Amazon contributed nothing of value to open source, then they basically stole the hard work of others and again contributed nothing back and now they're going so far as to preach about open source. Please. The sad part is, users won't care and customers won't care because at the end of the day ease of use wins. Elastic are taking drastic measures which will in the short term impact then but hopefully in the long term everyone will give more thought to what licenses they choose. Open source is no longer just about the freedom of choice but now a marketing and commercial strategy for big tech. Just keep that in mind if you ever want to build something of value in the open.

senko 6y ago
> Open source is no longer just about the freedom of choice but now a marketing and commercial strategy for big tech. It always was, that's how Elastic got to IPO. > Just keep that in mind if you ever want to build something of value in the open. Or just keep in mind that "it's open source, but it's MY open source" isn't a valid business plan.
fastball 6y ago
> open source > stolen ??? https://supernotes-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/image-uploads/8eb44ed9-d244-4b38-a1be-410d5e251d66--image.png https://supernotes-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/image-uploads/...
- mirthflat83 6y ago
  Lmao
- BizyDev 6y ago
  Since open source != free, yes it can be stolen. Conclusion : have a look on your meme.
  - fastball 6y ago
    Open source (by most people's definition) means anyone can use the source... so who exactly would it be stolen by, if it is open for anyone to use?