Elastic's Return to Open Source
Elastic is reintroducing open source licenses, including AGPL, following AWS's fork of Elasticsearch into OpenSearch. This shift has improved Elastic's partnership with AWS and may influence other companies' open source strategies.
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Elastic has announced its return to open source, with founder and CTO Shay Banon stating that the company will introduce the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) alongside its existing licenses. This shift comes after AWS forked Elasticsearch to create OpenSearch, allowing Elastic to feel secure in resuming its open source roots. Banon expressed relief that AWS is now fully committed to its fork, which has alleviated market confusion regarding Elastic's trademarks. The partnership between Elastic and AWS has reportedly strengthened as a result. The article discusses the broader implications of this move for other companies in the open source space, suggesting that AWS's actions could influence whether they also return to open source. Banon emphasizes that the challenges faced by Elastic were not due to competition but rather AWS's branding of Elasticsearch as its own product, which he views as trademark infringement. The article concludes by noting that AWS's experience with OpenSearch may lead to a more collaborative approach to open source in the future.
- Elastic is reintroducing open source licenses, including AGPL.
- The decision follows AWS's fork of Elasticsearch into OpenSearch.
- The partnership between Elastic and AWS has reportedly improved.
- AWS's actions may influence other companies' approaches to open source.
- Trademark issues were central to Elastic's previous licensing changes.
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