At MongoDB we believe in fair competition, open collaboration, and innovation that empowers developers. Our work has popularized the document database and enabled millions of developers to build modern, scalable applications that power some of the world’s leading companies. We welcome competition that drives progress and expands developer choice.

But that only works when everyone plays fair, which, unfortunately, isn’t always the case.

On May 16th, we asked FerretDB to stop engaging in unfair business practices that harm both MongoDB and the broader developer community. We believe that FerretDB has crossed two distinct lines:

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[–] F04118F@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Saying you are "MongoDB compatible" is IP violation?

Meanwhile they are still actively opposing the creation of an open document database standard, which would make it unnecessary to use their brand name to indicate compatibility.

They also sent Peter a "Cease And Desist" for saying MongoDB is not open source. They themselves retracted the SSPL from the OSI when it became clear it would be rejected because it is not open source.

Wonder how much 💩 is in their heads for not realizing everyone gave up on SSPL, and that Postgres is thriving because of the permissive license: even the tiniest local managed services providers have a Postgresql service, there's tons of DBA talent available, and due to the competition in managed services, a managed postgres is much cheaper than managed MongoDB.

They'll keep shooting themselves in the foot until someone else puts a lead shoe on it.