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MongoDB and Elastic are successful because they are locking features behind a paid license. Does that make it a successful open source company?

• strzibny 5y ago
  But GitLab is the same concept...
• codetrotter 5y ago
  GitLab has features in the Enterprise edition that aren’t in the Community edition don’t they?
  • djbusby 5y ago
    Correct.
  • ZetaZero 5y ago
    Yeah, I wasn't trying to say GitHub is different. Instead, this shows a route to profitability for these companies.