Explain the events of Amazon and Elasticsearch in the OSS context
There have been significant events between Amazon and Elasticsearch in the context of open source software (OSS). This is particularly true since Amazon began offering a service based on the Elasticsearch software, Amazon Elasticsearch Service (now Amazon OpenSearch Service). The following is a brief history of this process.
- Launch of Amazon Elasticsearch Service: Amazon Web Services (AWS) began offering the Elasticsearch Service using a popular open source search engine called Elasticsearch. This service made it easy to deploy and run Elasticsearch in the cloud.
- License Change: Elasticsearch was originally distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. In 2021, Elastic NV (the company developing Elasticsearch) changed the license to the Server Side Public License (SSPL) in order to compete with Amazonās commercial use of Elasticsearch in their services. The license change was intended to restrict large companies such as Amazon from using Elasticsearch code as-is to build their own products.
- The birth of Amazon OpenSearch Service: in response to the Elastic NV license change, Amazon has finally folk Elasticsearch 7.10 and Kibana 7.10 versions and a new project called āOpenSearchā It has launched a new project called āOpenSearchā. It is being developed under the Apache 2.0 license and will serve as an open source version of Elasticsearch and Kibana.
- Market Impact and Industry Reaction: Elasticās license change and Amazonās fork have generated a lot of discussion within and outside the open source community. Some see it as a violation of the open source philosophy, while others see it as a necessary step to protect the business model and ensure sustainability.
These events shed light on the legal and economic challenges surrounding open source software and are important examples of how commercial companies use and contribute to open source projects.
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