Redis users considering alternatives after licensing move
Around 70% of Redis users are seeking alternatives after the shift to restrictive licenses. Valkey, a new open-source option backed by major companies, has emerged in response to these changes.
Read original article
Around 70% of Redis users are exploring alternatives following the company's shift from a permissive open-source license to the Redis Source Available License (RSALv2) and Server Side Public License (SSPLv1). A survey conducted by Percona revealed that this change has prompted nearly three-quarters of the 151 developers and database managers surveyed to seek other options. Redis, previously known as Redis Labs, transitioned from the BSD 3-clause license, which allowed free commercial use, to a more restrictive licensing model. While Redis maintains that its Community Edition will remain freely available, the new licensing terms have led to the emergence of Valkey, a fork of Redis 7.2.4, which is managed by the Linux Foundation and supported by major companies like AWS, Google, and Oracle. The survey indicated that 63% of respondents were aware of Valkey, with 8% already using it. Redis CEO Rowan Trollope defended the licensing change, stating it was necessary to prevent large cloud providers from profiting from Redis without compensation. The Linux Foundation recently released Valkey 8.0, which includes several performance enhancements.
- 70% of Redis users are considering alternatives due to licensing changes.
- The shift to RSALv2 and SSPLv1 has led to the creation of Valkey, a new open-source alternative.
- Valkey is backed by major tech companies and aims to provide a more permissive licensing model.
- Redis CEO defends the licensing move as a way to protect against exploitation by cloud providers.
- The Linux Foundation has released updates to Valkey, improving its performance and scalability.
Related
Playing the Open Source Game (2021)
Open-source projects like Zig and Redis face challenges with big tech influence. Rust project forms non-profit to tackle talent retention and corporate sway. Concerns raised about integrity compromise. Call for user-centric "software you can love."
Elasticsearch is open source, again
Elasticsearch has regained its open-source status by introducing the AGPL license, alongside existing licenses, after three years of confusion due to AWS. Core functionalities remain unchanged, focusing on growth and innovation.
Elasticsearch and Kibana become free software (again)
Elastic has announced that ElasticSearch and Kibana will be available under the AGPL license starting August 30, 2024, aiming to clarify their open-source status amid user skepticism and competition.
Valkey 8.0 Released as Speedy Redis Fork Achieving One Million RPS
Valkey 8.0, a high-performance Redis fork backed by Amazon, Google Cloud, and Oracle, aims for one million requests per second, featuring significant speed enhancements and full compatibility with Redis OSS 7.2.4.
Valkey 8 sets a new bar for open-source in-memory NoSQL data storage
Valkey 8.0 has been released, enhancing performance and reliability as a competitor to Redis, with features like multi-core utilization and automatic failover, receiving strong support from major tech companies.
10 commentsThis seems to be a similar reason why Elastic Search moved from open source.
From the founder/CTO of Elastic:
I never stopped believing in Open Source. I’m going on 25 years and counting as a true believer. So why the change 3 years ago? We had issues with AWS and the market confusion their offering was causing. So after trying all the other options we could think of, we changed the license.
But who knows what the future holds? Maybe the Redis team will change their mind and revert back the decision like Elastic Search did a few weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41394797
If redis finds a way to integrate these features from these other fork(s) back into its own product, adds additional "enterprise" feature set on top and sell it, I wonder how it will be received by the OSS community.
Are there any products that are importing features from their more permissive competitive forks ?
Redis adopts dual source-available licensing
Related
Playing the Open Source Game (2021)
Open-source projects like Zig and Redis face challenges with big tech influence. Rust project forms non-profit to tackle talent retention and corporate sway. Concerns raised about integrity compromise. Call for user-centric "software you can love."
Elasticsearch is open source, again
Elasticsearch has regained its open-source status by introducing the AGPL license, alongside existing licenses, after three years of confusion due to AWS. Core functionalities remain unchanged, focusing on growth and innovation.
Elasticsearch and Kibana become free software (again)
Elastic has announced that ElasticSearch and Kibana will be available under the AGPL license starting August 30, 2024, aiming to clarify their open-source status amid user skepticism and competition.
Valkey 8.0 Released as Speedy Redis Fork Achieving One Million RPS
Valkey 8.0, a high-performance Redis fork backed by Amazon, Google Cloud, and Oracle, aims for one million requests per second, featuring significant speed enhancements and full compatibility with Redis OSS 7.2.4.
Valkey 8 sets a new bar for open-source in-memory NoSQL data storage
Valkey 8.0 has been released, enhancing performance and reliability as a competitor to Redis, with features like multi-core utilization and automatic failover, receiving strong support from major tech companies.