[pdimitar]

Why didn't you open source before ElasticSearch invented something better than yours?

Was the code your core business proposition? I doubt it but still asking.

Was there a bureaucratic blocker -- or golfer-type rich guys with strong bias who simply don't get software? Or was it something else?

I mean, I am pretty sure you guys knew for a long time that this moment has been coming. What kept you from reacting a bit earlier?