In this video, Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, discusses the concerns over companies who started out as open source and later changed their licenses. Schlemmer believes that open-source licensing is clear and foundational for innovation and community growth.
Schlemmer emphasizes how changing licenses once a company grows undermines trust in the open-source model and is seen as a business-driven solution to a problem that damages user trust.
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Guest: Ann Schlemmer (LinkedIn)
Company: Percona (Twitter)
Show: To The Point
This summary was written by Emily Nicholls.





