Comment Comment by the_duke The big takeaway here for me is that Akka has changed license to BSL.It's almost crazy to me that such a fundamental and widely used project would switch to such a restrictive license.Some more details here: https://coralogix.com/blog/akka-license-change/> Lightbend are operating on a “per core” model, with their base license starting at $1995 per core (defined as a thread or vCPU)> The license is only enforced if your company earns over $25 million in annual revenueI guess Lightbend is really struggling, but this is probably the end of Akka outside of niche markets / large enterprises.edit: HN discussion - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32746807 parent the_duke 4 years ago
It's almost crazy to me that such a fundamental and widely used project would switch to such a restrictive license.
Some more details here: https://coralogix.com/blog/akka-license-change/
> Lightbend are operating on a “per core” model, with their base license starting at $1995 per core (defined as a thread or vCPU)
> The license is only enforced if your company earns over $25 million in annual revenue
I guess Lightbend is really struggling, but this is probably the end of Akka outside of niche markets / large enterprises.
edit: HN discussion - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32746807