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		nailer on Aug 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CockroachDB license change Slightly off-topic but: > a future Oracle/landlord I don't think I've ever heard Oracle's business model described so accurately.

pas on Aug 15, 2024 [–]

it's the classic vendor lock-in, it's the feudal serfdom model.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/weva2v/did_p...

we can see that as long as there were "expoitable resources" competition led to "good times".

as long as "software lordships" are competing for users, users tend to enjoy "lots of rights".

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