Chuck Darwin on Nostr: Redis, creators of the popular in-memory database store, has been transitioning away ...
Redis, creators of the popular in-memory database store, has been transitioning away from its open source roots since 2018,
when it moved its “Redis Modules”
(e.g. RediSearch) from an open source AGPL license to Apache 2.0 with a “Commons Clause” addendum
(i.e. commercial restrictions).
The following year, Redis replaced the Commons Clause with its own Redis Source Available License (RSAL)
that promised to maintain some freedoms, but with notable restrictions related to competing database services
— such as those provided by companies such as AWS.
In many ways, this was a bellwether of what was to come,
as other companies would later cite the “Amazon problem” as their reason for switching their license up.
Earlier this year, Redis’ transition to the world of proprietary was complete,
when it announced that its core software would be shifting from a BSD 3-Clause license to a dual-license setup
— RSAL or server side public license (SSPL).
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/15/open-source-companies-that-go-proprietary-a-timeline/
when it moved its “Redis Modules”
(e.g. RediSearch) from an open source AGPL license to Apache 2.0 with a “Commons Clause” addendum
(i.e. commercial restrictions).
The following year, Redis replaced the Commons Clause with its own Redis Source Available License (RSAL)
that promised to maintain some freedoms, but with notable restrictions related to competing database services
— such as those provided by companies such as AWS.
In many ways, this was a bellwether of what was to come,
as other companies would later cite the “Amazon problem” as their reason for switching their license up.
Earlier this year, Redis’ transition to the world of proprietary was complete,
when it announced that its core software would be shifting from a BSD 3-Clause license to a dual-license setup
— RSAL or server side public license (SSPL).
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/15/open-source-companies-that-go-proprietary-a-timeline/