From 2c4594b96b6d9e2b21522e87ddd8cb4772c32f26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phillip Carter Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 07:15:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify OSS definition for vendors This came up in DMs regarding Grafana, who have both an open source product and a closed source cloud offering. --- content/en/ecosystem/vendors.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/en/ecosystem/vendors.md b/content/en/ecosystem/vendors.md index ab16b2997fdb..e1966d3a2b15 100644 --- a/content/en/ecosystem/vendors.md +++ b/content/en/ecosystem/vendors.md @@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ Some organizations provide a [distribution](/ecosystem/distributions/) (of customized OpenTelemetry components), that provides additional capabilities or for improved ease of use. +Open Source (OSS) refers to a vendor who has an observability product +that is [open source](https://opensource.org/osd). The vendor may still have +other products that are closed source, such as a SaaS offering that +hosts an open source product for their customers. + {{% ecosystem/vendor-table %}} ## Add your organization