The Downfall of Redis

The beloved long-time open-source project Redis recently changed its license to not be Open Source anymore. But this is just the result of a long history of events involving the Redis founder, community, and a lot of VC money. This is the story of Redis's downfall.

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The in-memory database was originally developed as an database alternative to the popular database MySQL by Salvatore Sanfilippo better known as Antirez. The database gained popularity in the programming community and soon attracted startups like Instagram, Github and Twitter who used Redis in their very early years already. To this day Redis is an important part of modern software architecture and loved by web developers all around the world. And although the project gained support from AWS and Alibaba, in the end it was not enough. The company behind Redis, who did not invent Redis, restricted the open source project with its new license terms. The SSPL and Redis Source Available License. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3LtOQDxCJk