> make the functionality [...] available [...] as a service This isn't well defined is the problem. What they obviously mean is 'don't offer MongoDB as a servi

> make the functionality [...] available [...] as a service This isn't well defined is the problem. What they obviously mean is 'don't offer MongoDB as a service', but this could easily be interpreted far more broadly. If you consider offering a complex, customizable piece of software (like Jira), where your customers can add custom fields and write custom queries, one could reasonably argue you're offering access to MongoDB under a different interface.