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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.