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The open-source movement has seen its share of surprises. One such phenomenon is when open-source corporations transition to proprietary models, often sparking controversy and debate within the tech community. Here’s a timeline of some notable instances: 2001 – VA Linux Systems becomes TurboLinux: The company, known for its open-source focus, switched gears by adopting a more traditional software model. 2002 – MySQL AB moves to dual-licensing: The popular database management system initially offered an open-source license before switching to a dual-license approach, allowing proprietary options for large-scale users. 2005 – SugarCRM goes commercial: The company’s shift from open-source to proprietary licenses sparked concerns about the future of its community-driven model. 2010 – MariaDB Foundation forms: After Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems and MySQL, developers created the MariaDB Foundation to preserve the original MySQL spirit by making the database management system open-source again. 2013 – Red Hat acquires JBoss: The acquisition marked a significant shift from an open-source focus to a more commercial approach for the company’s Java-based middleware solutions. 2014 – MongoDB goes public with its licensing strategy: The NoSQL database provider revealed it would offer both open-source and proprietary licenses, sparking debate about the value of open-source software. 2015 – Hortonworks becomes a leading Hadoop provider: As the company grew in popularity, it shifted from an open-source focus to a more commercial approach, offering proprietary solutions for large-scale data processing. 2020 – Elastic rebrands as a software-as-a-service company: After previously using both open-source and proprietary licenses, the search and analytics firm transitioned to a fully SaaS-based model, effectively abandoning its open-source roots.