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> Maybe if textual can land some companies like Dell/IBM/AMD/Oracle/AWS And? What does “land” mean here, exactly? The project is FOSS, so they won’t sell the
by teddyh 4y ago
> Maybe if textual can land some companies like Dell/IBM/AMD/Oracle/AWS
And? What does “land” mean here, exactly? The project is FOSS, so they won’t sell the software the traditional way. So how will they make money?
- vulcan01 4y agoLarge companies tend to prefer support for any major dependencies, so, companies built around an open-source project typically sell support. Customers might also hire them for consulting, custom implementations using the project, etc. However, it's not a high-value business so it is somewhat surprising VCs are funding this.
- teddyh 4y agoMaybe the VCs are quietly planning to force the company to make the source proprietary once they get enough adoption by such large companies?