Talk:Netdata

Netdata is currently maintained by nearly 400 contributors,[9] all helping (at various levels) to serve the thousands of individual users and businesses[10] who utilize this tool.

Looking at github, this is not true. There had been contributions from 400+ people. However, people that actively maintain this software currently seem to be less than 20.

Let's correct this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mincequi (talk • contribs)

partially open-source statement

Hi, I am the founder of Netdata.

I noticed the recent change marking Netdata as "partially open-source" and would like to address this characterization, which I believe is inaccurate according to the established definition of open-source software (Wikipedia's definition of open-source).

Netdata is indeed open-source software. The confusion seems to stem from a misunderstanding of our model, which differs from the common practices of some open-source companies.

Typically, many open-source companies release a basic version of their software as open-source, while keeping their advanced features closed-source. This approach can limit the benefits of open-source development and community contribution, particularly in the area of advanced innovations.

To fully embrace the open-source philosophy and ensure that all our innovations are accessible, we have open-sourced the heart of our solution, which powers all the observability functions of the full Netdata ecosystem. This includes a high-performance time-series database, unsupervised anomaly detection using machine learning at the edge, advanced querying and scoring engines, hundreds of data collection plugins and integrations, and many more.

For those who wish to experience the complete Netdata product, we provide a publicly available, free-to-use visualization engine (dashboard) that is closed-source. This however is optional and many community users use Netdata without our visualization engine. Since Netdata is an open observability platform it integrates with most other observability solutions and users are free to integrate it as they see fit.

The term "partially open-source" seems to have been applied based on the expectation that all components should be open-source. While we understand and respect such expectations, it is important to clarify that open-source software, by definition, is about software that has been released under an open-source license. The fact that some features or components, such as a front-end, are closed-source does not negate the open-source status of the software.

Netdata remains fully committed to the open-source model, and we believe that our approach aligns with the core principles of open-source software. I would appreciate further discussion on this matter to ensure that the Wikipedia page accurately reflects the nature of the Netdata project.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. Ktsaou (talk) 13:46, 23 August 2024 (UTC)