Redis Shifts to Dual Licensing: Implications and Community Reactions

Redis announced that starting with version 7.4 it will adopt a dual‑source licensing model (RSALv2 and SSPL), moving away from its permissive BSD‑3 license, sparking widespread community backlash, discussions about cloud provider restrictions, and prompting users to consider alternative databases or forks.

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Redis Shifts to Dual Licensing: Implications and Community Reactions

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Mar 31, 2024 · Databases

Why Redis Is Changing Licenses and What It Means for the Database Ecosystem

The article examines Redis's shift to a source‑available license, traces its history, analyzes the impact on cloud providers and open‑source communities, and evaluates emerging forks and alternatives such as Valkey, KeyDB, and Redict as potential replacements.

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Why Redis Is Changing Licenses and What It Means for the Database Ecosystem

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Mar 9, 2020 · Fundamentals

How to Precisely Find Open‑Source Projects on GitHub

Learn step‑by‑step techniques to narrow down GitHub search results using filters like name, description, stars, forks, language, and last update date, so you can quickly locate high‑quality open‑source projects for practice.

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How to Precisely Find Open‑Source Projects on GitHub