How the Cloud is Changing OSS Licensing

Feb 28, 2021

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

Is Open Source the Next Big Thing?

04:22 • 2min

What's the Difference Between Open Source and Managed Services?

05:53 • 4min

Open Source and the Cloud Providers

09:52 • 4min

The Role of Open Source in Cloud Computing

13:27 • 3min

The Dynamics of the Game Are Really Starting to Change

16:00 • 3min

Brian looks at the recent changes in open source licensing, as it relates to managed cloud offerings, and how the perception of end-users towards free software vs. cloud services is changing.

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SHOW NOTES

Server Side Public License (SSPL)
What does Open Source mean in the Era of Cloud APIs? (Redmonk)
Cockroach and the Source Available Future (Redmonk)
MongoDB Cloud, MongoDB vs. AWS, MongoDB’s Playbook (Stratechery)
Doubling Down on Open (Elastic)
Evolution of Commercial OSS (The Cloudcast, Eps.492)

THINGS WE KNOW

Open Source has become a mainstream source for innovation - with most of the Internet being built on OSS technologies (in some way or form)
Open Source is more widely used in the Enterprise (than in the past), beyond just Linux
Open Source is often the de facto choice for much of the public cloud (OS, VMs, DBs, etc.)
The need for a “free” experience is expected for anything new in software or cloud, whether that’s for any/all usage, or a fixed period of time.
“Open core”, or other variations on free OSS + non OSS (non-free) features has been a concept for quite a while.
Community driven development does bring a broad set of perspectives, and it distributes the workload across engineers, companies, etc.
Plenty of successful projects have been both Open Source and primarily driven by a single company (especially in the data-centric projects)

THINGS THAT WILL EVOLVE

Where does the value of software come from? Does it come from the features, from the distribution, from the creator(s), or from how it is run?
Do customers value ‘free”, or “stability” or “customizability” (features) or “operationalization”?
How much of an advantage or disadvantage (or neutral) is the OSS companies offering cloud services across clouds?

UNKNOWNS AND UNCERTAINTIES

How will the VC community view the changes in competitive landscape and licensing? How does it impact their future funding models?

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