Free/Libre Open-Source (FLOSS) and Elastic

[Ivan (Ivan Brusic)]

I do not have answers, but there was an interesting exchange on the subject
a couple of months ago:

Conflict of interest between open source Elasticsearch and closed source Swifttype?

First congrats on the acquisition! Second, I wonder how this will work in practice? Are there conflicts of interest? Could such conflicts of interest threaten the health of the Elasticsearch project? Imagine a search feature. If I put my open source hat on, I want that search feature to be as usable as possible in the open source Elasticsearch. I want to advocate for usability -- better than the proprietary options! For example, I'm personally passionate about building more in the Elasticsearc…