Nginx to Be Acquired by F5 Networks
So...what is the future of enterprise open source? Is there a future for enterprise open source?<p>If you start a company and open source your core&#x2F;clients, your product becomes part of AWS, and AWS runs you into the ground. If you mix in proprietary licenses to protect yourself, AWS forks your core, adds in open-source licensed clients, then runs you into the ground (and you lose open-source contributors&#x2F;supporters as a bonus who may fork your core themselves).<p>I remember from a undergrad class reading Google&#x27;s system design papers, that they publish only the top-level architecture for core systems they use, and only after 3-5 years of use when they have moved on to a better system. After all this (Docker&#x2F;Redis&#x2F;Elastic&#x2F;Nginx), I think that might be the best path forward. You can provide the benefits of open-source and recognition for the architects, but not lose your competitive advantage. Open-sourcing your core product seems too idealistic.