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Thanks Grafana team, but no thanks. I've been using Grafana for years, but I started to be cautious with them, when they began to shift things around, probably
by dig1 4y ago
Thanks Grafana team, but no thanks. I've been using Grafana for years, but I started to be cautious with them, when they began to shift things around, probably due VC pressure for more $$$ or internal bureaucracy. First, they change the license to AGPL3 - I don't mind it, but a sudden license change (from a more open Apache license to a more restrictive AGPL) should raise some eyebrows.
Second, when you go to download OSS version, they will first nag you with the cloud version (I'm downloading that thing, not signing up!), then will, by default, link to the enterprise version. Something similar Elastic has done for years.
Also, their cloud offering advertises "Free Forever" (whatever) - we all know how these things end ;)
- codegeek 4y agoHonestly, I see the same pattern with all OSS products that are funded by VC. I guess they have to show those growth numbers. I don't have a problem with them trying to make money but OSS almost seems like a gimmick/dangling carrot to really just signup for their cloud version. I would rather have them be honest.
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