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You can still host mongoDB anywhere you'd like and manage it yourself. What they would like to prevent was AWS and the like offering "MongoDB as a Service", bec
by rmbyrro 5y ago
You can still host mongoDB anywhere you'd like and manage it yourself. What they would like to prevent was AWS and the like offering "MongoDB as a Service", because that's how they make money and fund development of the product.
If you enjoy freedom in open source and avoid lock-in, you will probably be hosting Mongo on an EC2 instance, for example. SSPL provisions don't apply to that.
- PeterZaitsev 5y agoThis is not practical for many organizations which would want choice of vendors rather than do it inhouse or be hostage to MongoDB Inc.
- zokier 5y agoIt would be better if the license straight up forbid offering it as saas instead of hiding that behind conditions that are practically impossible to comply with completely.
- jrochkind1 5y agoI would like the freedom to choose to use MongoDB from a MongoDB as a service offering, not being limited to only certain licensed service-providers. That is the kind of freedom I choose open source for.