Chris

The trial that Splunk brought against @cribl_io is over and the Court has largely sided with Cribl. Splunk's claims for patent infringement, violation of DMCA, and tortious interference were all dismissed. The Court has (once again) affirmed fair use for interoperability. And the Jury awarded Splunk $1 for Cribl's use of Splunk Enterprise for marketing purposes in violation of the Splunk General Terms and underlying copyright. A few key takeaways:  - Interoperability is fundamental to innovation and it's great that the Court has affirmed fair use for interoperability.  - There is no impact on our products. Our use of Splunk to ensure interoperability is protected under fair use and Cribl Stream will continue to be interoperable with Splunk Enterprise.  - The $1 awarded to Splunk is far short of their claim for $155 million in damages. With this behind us, we would welcome the chance to renew our partnership with Splunk, a great company with products our joint customers love. cribl.io/news/fair-use-wins-…

Building proprietary software with a free version starting to look like the much less dramatic, and dare I say it, open and honest way to build software.

Yesterday, @splunk announced a legal action against @cribl_io, where I am CEO and Co-Founder. As a former Splunk customer and employee, this news makes me sad. Splunk now enters the realm of incumbents who litigate rather than innovate.