> I don't understand why anyone would run a closed source database, especially with the open source options available. I generally share this opinion. However,

> I don't understand why anyone would run a closed source database, especially with the open source options available. I generally share this opinion. However, in this case no open source solution came close to the features offered by FoundationDB. There are a couple of attempts (like CockroachDB) which could achieve something similar in the future. One more reason for me to hate Apple now.