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2020-07-23
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dharrigan07:07:30

Good Morning

Aleksander12:07:10

probably it’s already posted on other channels but I’m not following them that much

Ben Hammond12:07:41

I thought that meant more consulting

Ben Hammond12:07:58

but does it mean they've been acquired?

Ben Hammond12:07:34

oh right shoulda read the article

yogidevbear12:07:14

Yup, looks like they've been acquired

yogidevbear12:07:40

I suppose when you're as invested in Clojure as Nubank is, it makes sense to buy the people/company responsible for the stewardship of the language

Ben Hammond12:07:47

especially when US foreign policy is so erratic

Ben Hammond12:07:39

make sure you have all your underlying infra IP lodged in your own jurisdiction

alexlynham12:07:24

clj is still open source I guess

Ben Hammond12:07:31

but not datomic

alexlynham12:07:40

but I guess they've always aggressively discouraged the community from getting too involved

Aleksander12:07:49

that potentially means that Rich has more time to spend on Clojure, not distracted with having to make a business out of it

Ben Hammond12:07:15

thats a feature though isnt it

Aleksander12:07:26

Eclipse Public License

Aleksander12:07:45

Clojures licence was a cause of concern over the years

seancorfield14:07:22

A concern for who? EPL is a perfectly good license for commercial use.

Ben Hammond12:07:30

helps you to focus on the most important things

Ben Hammond12:07:43

where important === things customers are prepared to pay for

Aleksander12:07:15

the paid product of Cognitect was Datomic, not Clojure

Aleksander12:07:45
replied to a thread: Eclipse Public License

Clojures licence was a cause of concern over the years

Ben Hammond12:07:55

plus whatever consultancy custies are asking for

Aleksander12:07:04

that might have been a factor in acquisition as well

rickmoynihan13:07:58

I’m guessing Rich still has the copyrights to all of clojure too. That stuff didn’t appear to be on the table with cognitect.

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seancorfield14:07:23

"Rich Hickey will remain at the helm of Clojure, which remains independent, and will continue to manage Clojure’s technical direction."

rickmoynihan08:07:56

Yeah I saw that too, but thought it worth confirming the situation directly: https://clojurians.slack.com/archives/C03S1KBA2/p1595513535211800 TLDR; Rich still as the copyrights, nothing to worry about, move along, move along…

seancorfield14:07:22
replied to a thread: Eclipse Public License

A concern for who? EPL is a perfectly good license for commercial use.

seancorfield14:07:23

"Rich Hickey will remain at the helm of Clojure, which remains independent, and will continue to manage Clojure’s technical direction."

dominicm16:07:49

Yeah. To reiterate. Nubank have bought datomic. Not clojure.

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Ben Hammond08:07:46

and all the consultancy they can eat

maleghast14:07:50

And Clojure Conj will be "brought to you by NuBank" instead of Cognitect

maleghast14:07:18

(and NuBank seem to be making noises about doing more conferences)