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skywhopper 23 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Elasticsearch is open source, again

AGPL doesn't forbid Amazon from providing a competitive service using the software. Elastic License/SSPL/BSL all do. That's the difference.

rbanffy 23 days ago [–]

It also ensures Amazon can’t add any secret sauce to the code they offer - everything must remain open.

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