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They sell support to anyone with a MariaDB database that needs it. Many customers. Pretty cheap. Source: Used to work there.

• throwawayllaq 3y ago
  The original way of making money with FOSS that folks like Hashicorp and InfluxData fail to understand while they push for unicorn status.
  • pjmlp 3y ago
    Except that model doesn't work for all software use cases, specially desktop software.
    • kelnos 3y ago
      Most of HashiCorp's and InfluxData's products are server-side cloud stuff, though, yeah?
      • pjmlp 3y ago
        Not when the product is a programming language for infrastructure management.
  • RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
    > The original way of making money with FOSS But at risk because a large company can offer the support as part of a larger offering. For example, if you were a large company on AWS or Azure, would you rather get your MySQL/MariaDB support through MariaDb or through Amazon/Microsoft?
    • nickstinemates 3y ago
      I think I'd want support from the people who wrote the software.