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contributing back can mean monetarily. i’m sure elastic would be willing to sell a commercial license to a cloud provider if the deal makes sense.




Thats fine, but then don't title the blog post "Doubling down on open", make it "Creating a more profitable business model".


Those aren’t necessarily contradictory titles. Large OSS projects require funding, or they run a serious risk of stagnation. If there are massively profitable corporations using OSS and contributing nothing back, or even actively competing with the project, then a more profitable business model may be the best thing an OSS project can do to ensure its longevity.




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