[bjackman]

> we could move to a model where different providers compete to offer the best deployment solutions.

The Matrix project lead talked at FOSDEM about an issue with this model [0]: a pure market approach to this just doesn't offer any way to fund upstream development.

Luckily the public sector ought to be a an arena where we can solve this problem by being englightened consumers instead of just buying from the provider that provides the most service per dollar. But that enlightenment does require some education.

[0] https://lwn.net/Articles/1009932/

[maxyurk]

JFrog is doing very well financially with an excellent self-hosted offering