Thanks. On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Gwen Shapira <g...@confluent.io> wrote:
> I'm obviously a bit biased, but I'm pretty sure there is zero lock-in. > > 1. You can use whichever components of the platform you want. If you just > need Kafka, you don't *have* to use the schema registry (although, you > should ;) > 2. Schema Registry, REST Proxy and our connectors are all open source (with > Apache license). Look here: https://github.com/confluentinc (and here: > https://github.com/confluentinc/schema-registry) > > We didn't really get around to release any closed-source stuff yet. It is > coming up, but you'll never have to use it (and therefore never have to pay > us.) > > Hope this helps, > > Gwen > > On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Richard Rodseth <rrods...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > For a low-budget proof of concept, would you recommend starting with the > > Apache download, or the Confluent platform? > > > > Does the Confluent product ultimately lock one into obtaining a license? > > Are components like Schema Registry available to non-paying users, just > not > > there out-of-the-box ? > > >
