> 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

> 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.