100% Open Source

[sirinath]

Can you got for an 100% open source model with monetisation for:

• support and consultancy
• sponsored prioritisation of feature and bugs
• managed hosting
• training and certification
• etc.

[jinmingjian]

Good ideas. The future of this frontier edition is still in thinking. Personally, I hope two: 1. the tech progress of can benefit all individual; and 2. Business loop with monetisation works. 100% is possible. Although this is not a main stream state: no 100% in this field like Databricks, or non-commercial-friendly license, like Materialize.

[sirinath]

Main thing is financial sustainability. Early on try to get cooperate sponsors with them also using it. Companies like https://wso2.com/ does 100% open source and also monetise their products.

[jinmingjian]

Thanks for information. You said WSO2 uses its own WSO2 Software License. This is a good example.

[sirinath]

This is for enterprise channel updates and support. But all the products are also licensed under AL 2.0 and 100% open source.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSO2

WSO2 products are released under the Apache License Version 2. Like the Apache project itself, WSO2 follows open development principles and publishes architecture and development discussions.

[jinmingjian]

@sirinath thanks for more infos:) I am a little confused herer 100% open source vs 100% AL 2.0 open source. A question: why enterprise channel updates and support have a dedicated license if they are the same thing?

If its enterprise channel has more closed-source features that AL2.0 does not have, then this is an "open core" model. Most open source company uses this model, for example, DataBricks behind Spark.

If its enterprise channel has more non-commercial open-source licensed features that AL2.0 does not have, then this is an model like Materialize.

If its enterprise channel == AL2.0 software + non-softare service and it has a positive profit, then it may be an very interesting case.

[sirinath]

There is no difference between the products. Enterprise has more convenient builds and updates delivered through an update software which I believe is also fully open source. I think some builds and update are only accessible to customers through the source code is available under AL 2.0. Also the support contacts gives additional support guarantees and warranties not found in AL 2.0.