Friday, February 3, 2023
  • Events
  • Interviews
  • Jobs
  • Opinion
  • Whitepapers
  • Glossary
  • Community Forum
  • Web Hosting Directory
  • Login
  • Register
Cloud7 News
  • Cloud Computing
  • Web Hosting
  • Data Center
  • Linux
  • Cybersecurity
  • More
    • Network/Internet
    • Windows
    • Software
    • Hardware
    • Blockchain
    • Policy/Legislation
    • How-Tos
    • Troubleshooting
No Result
View All Result
Cloud7 News
  • Cloud Computing
  • Web Hosting
  • Data Center
  • Linux
  • Cybersecurity
  • More
    • Network/Internet
    • Windows
    • Software
    • Hardware
    • Blockchain
    • Policy/Legislation
    • How-Tos
    • Troubleshooting
No Result
View All Result
Cloud7 News
No Result
View All Result

Home > Cloud Computing > Amazon denies open-source software stealing claim for huge profits

Amazon denies open-source software stealing claim for huge profits

Amazon's cloud computing division Amazon Web Services has been accused of stealing features from various open-source software projects.


Seda Nur Cinar Seda Nur Cinar
December 27, 2019
2 min read
Amazon denies open-source software stealing claim for huge profits

Amazon’s cloud computing division Amazon Web Services generated $25 billion in sales last year and is Amazon’s most profitable business. New York Times published an article that criticized the company for integrating open-source software created by others into its offerings. In the article, the chief executive of the open-source database MariaDB, Michael Howard even went as far as to say that “A.W.S.’s success is built on strip-mining open-source technology”.

AWS added premium features to Elastic

According to New York Times article, in October 2015, Amazon’s cloud computing arm announced it was copying Elastic’s free software tool, called Elasticsearch. Within a year, Amazon was generating more money from what Elastic had built than the start-up. The division added premium features to Elastic last year and provided them free.

In September, Elastic sued Amazon in federal court in California for violating its trademark because Amazon had called its product by the same name: Elasticsearch. Amazon “misleads consumers,” the start-up said in its complaint. Amazon rejected it had done anything wrong. The case is pending.

“Strip-mining” open source is off-base

Vice president of AWS analytics and ElastiCache, Andi Gutmans wrote a blog post about the article, saying:

“This New York Times article is skewed and misleading. The reporter had a story he wanted to write and didn’t let the facts get in the way of his story. He ignored most of what we shared with him, left out many of the positive partner comments various partners shared with him, and conflated various software terms.”

Gutmans continued:

“AWS customers have repeatedly asked AWS to build managed services around open source. As we shared with the author, the argument that AWS is “strip-mining” open source is silly and off-base. The story is largely talking about open source software projects and companies who’ve tried to build businesses around commercializing that open-source software. These open-source projects enable any company to utilize this software on-premises or in the cloud and build services around it. AWS customers have repeatedly asked AWS to build managed services around open-source.”

Open source projects

AWS contributes to several open-source projects, including Linux, Java, Kubernetes, Xen, KVM, Chromium, Robot Operating System, Apache Lucene, Redis, s2n, FreeRTOS, and Elasticsearch.

New York Times said that several of AWS’s rivals have even discussed bringing antitrust complaints against the company. A shift in licensing terms from the firms that have provided open-source database technology in the past has occurred as a result of the success of cloud providers. Companies such as Elastic, MongoDB, and Redis have taken issue with how cloud providers repackage their open-source software for use on their platforms.

Gutmans underlined their point of view to open source projects, saying,

“We are committed to making sure that open source projects remain truly open and customers get to choose how they use that open source software – whether they choose AWS or not.”

See more Cloud Computing News


Tags: Amazon Web ServicesElastic
Seda Nur Cinar

Seda Nur Cinar

Seda Nur Cinar is the news editor of the Cloud7 News. With more than 8 years of Linux and cloud experience, Seda is a Linux and opensource enthusiast, security researcher and a web application developer.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Next Post
Robotic process automation will shape smart data centers

Robotic process automation will shape smart data centers

Related News

Gcore introduces per-minute billing for video streaming

Gcore introduces per-minute billing for video streaming

February 1, 2023 5:45 pm
F5 reports first quarter financial results

F5 reports first quarter financial results

February 1, 2023 2:00 pm
Mirantis announced the acquisition of Shipa

Mirantis announced the acquisition of Shipa

February 1, 2023 12:30 pm
IBM announced job cuts along with financial results

IBM announced job cuts along with financial results

January 30, 2023 4:00 pm
Get free daily newsletters from Cloud7 News Get the Cloud7 Newsletter
Select list(s):

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

By subscribing, you agree to our
Copyright Policy and Privacy Policy

Get the free newsletter

Subscribe to receive the latest IT business updates straight to your inbox.

Select list(s):

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Editor's Choice

What’s new in Linux kernel 6.2 rc6?

10 Best Web Hosting Services of 2023

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is available for download. What is new?

CERN and Fermilab recommend AlmaLinux

7 best hosting control panels of 2023

How to update Linux Kernel without rebooting?

7 best Linux mail servers of 2023

7 best cPanel alternatives for 2023

7 best Linux web browsers for 2023

7 best CentOS alternatives

7 best Linux server distros of 2023

Interview with Igor Seletskiy on AlmaLinux

How to create a VM on VMware Workstation

Recent News

  • Radware announces a new partner program
  • Private equity dominates data center M&A deals
  • The ultimate distro-blend blendOS arrives
  • OpenAI’s AI classifier tool can now detect AI-written text
  • What’s new in Linux Mint 21.2 “Victoria”?

Cloud7 News
Cloud7 is a news source that publishes the latest news, reviews, comparisons, opinions, and exclusive interviews to help tech users of high-experience levels in the IT industry.

EXPLORE

  • Web Hosting
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Center
  • Cybersecurity
  • Linux
  • Network/Internet
  • Software
  • Hardware
  • How-Tos
  • Troubleshooting

RESOURCES

  • Events
  • Interviews
  • Jobs
  • Opinion
  • Whitepapers
  • Glossary
  • Community Forum
  • Web Hosting Directory

Get the Cloud7 Newsletter

Get FREE daily newsletters from Cloud7 delivering the latest news and reviews.

  • About
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Copyright Policy
  • Contact

© 2023, Cloud7 News. All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Cloud Computing
  • Web Hosting
  • Data Center
  • Linux
  • Cybersecurity
  • More
    • Network/Internet
    • Windows
    • Software
    • Hardware
    • Blockchain
    • Policy/Legislation
    • How-Tos
    • Troubleshooting
  • Events
  • Interviews
  • Jobs
  • Opinion
  • Whitepapers
  • Glossary
  • Community Forum
  • Web Hosting Directory

© 2023, Cloud7 News. All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Sign In with Facebook
Sign In with Google
Sign In with Linked In
OR

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Sign Up with Facebook
Sign Up with Google
Sign Up with Linked In
OR

Fill the forms below to register

*By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.