Robert Hodges, CEO of Altinity, discusses important aspects of open source software development including decisions companies should make before embarking on an open source journey, unresolved issues within the community, and interesting predictions about the future of OSS.

Robert Hodges, CEO of Altinity, shares his fascinating journey with ClickHouse, which he didn’t create but embraced when his team needed better scalability. He dives into strategic product decisions, explaining why they chose not to include a certain high-security feature for broader user clarity. The conversation also reveals the friendly competition among multiple companies within the ClickHouse ecosystem, underlining how collaboration can drive open-source innovation while maintaining unique revenue strategies.