Keeping Open Source Open: FerretDB's Alternative to MongoDB w/ Peter Farkas – EP 32
In episode 32 of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast, hosts Matt Yonkovit (Head of Open Source Strategy at Scarf) and Avi Press (Scarf’s CEO) and this week’s guest Peter Farkas (FerretDB) unravel the motivations behind the creation of FerretDB, a revolutionary alternative to MongoDB, and the pivotal role licensing changes play in shaping the tech landscape. Learn about MongoDB’s unique trajectory amid licensing transitions, dive into the journey of FerretDB’s development and first version release, and uncover the dynamic interplay of trust-building, community involvement, and real-world application.
Peter Farkas’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farkasp/
FerretDB: https://www.ferretdb.io/
Chapters:
2:30 – Introduction
5:45 – An open source alternative to MongoDB
8:40 – FerretDB’s story
13:33 – Why there’s no fork of MongoDB
18:55 – Empathizing with open source users by being an user
23:09 – Ambiguous license terms
25:56 – The HashiCorp news
35:59 – FerretDB’s adoption evolution
37:42 – Releasing version 1 of a product
47:55 – Rapid fire questions
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