AWS and Mongo and Open Source

Too Long; Didn't Read

<a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/aws-mongodb-and-the-economic-realities-of-open-source/" target="_blank">Many people</a> seem <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/09/aws-gives-open-source-the-middle-finger/" target="_blank">to think that</a> the AWS and MongoDB story is about cloud providers and Open Source business models — but the core of it is in fact about cloud providers and selling software licenses. Many companies around Open Source projects make money by also selling licenses to some additional proprietary software but all companies around proprietary software sell licenses.