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Tailscale has raised $160M

(tailscale.com)
655 points louis-paul | 6 comments | 08 Apr 25 10:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.397s | source | bottom
1. sshine ◴[08 Apr 25 16:56 UTC] No.43623901[source]▶
so tailscale is selling out

that was disappointing

at least the current software is open source, so others can fork it before it closes down on itself and enshittifies.

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2. kube-system ◴[08 Apr 25 17:05 UTC] No.43623997[source]▶
Tailscale is a software company founded in 2019 that raised their series A in 2020, not a grassroots community project
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3. sshine ◴[08 Apr 25 17:40 UTC] No.43624412[source]▶
so either you do it out of the goodness of your heart, or you maximize shareholder value at no expense

I'd sell out at $160M, too. I'm happy for them, and sad for everyone else.

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4. brunoqc ◴[08 Apr 25 17:54 UTC] No.43624588[source]▶
> at least the current software is open source

Not the server.

headscale is nice, but it's not an official project.

5. 4k93n2 ◴[08 Apr 25 18:01 UTC] No.43624678[source]▶
netbird looks like it would be a better option if open source is what youre after. theres a handful of others too, nebula, zerotier, netmaker just to name a few
6. hobofan ◴[08 Apr 25 18:52 UTC] No.43625277{3}[source]▶
As GP said, they have raised money before. So why are you now disappointed and think they "are selling out", when nothing has changed, and Tailscale has been a clear-cut for-profit startup from the start?