Does redis returning to AGPL license effect the redis/valkey package replacement decision?
Devs, I was a bit surprised to see the following as the lead article on The Register daily stories for today: Redis 'returns' to open source with AGPL license https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/redis_returns_to_open_source/ After Arch's recent transition from redis to valkey due redis switching to the SSPLv1 license last year, does the decision by redis to relicense ver. 8 going forward under AGPL mean that redis will come back as a package or is Arch sticking with valkey? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
El vie, 02-05-2025 a las 00:52 -0500, David C Rankin escribió:
After Arch's recent transition from redis to valkey due redis switching to the SSPLv1 license last year, does the decision by redis to relicense ver. 8 going forward under AGPL mean that redis will come back as a package or is Arch sticking with valkey?
I wouldn't (for now) and I don't think the Arch Linux maintainers would. I think this move Redis has made is clearly because things are not going well for them since the bulk of the people have left for Valkey and they are desperate to regain control. If the Valkey fork is re-integrated with Redis (as happened with OpenWrt and LEDE) then I would (obviously) officially distribute Redis again. If not, I don't think it's worth it since Redis will slowly die in favor of Valkey. But beware, these are just my personal opinions that do not have to coincide with those of the maintainers. Greetings. -- Óscar García Amor | ogarcia at moire.org | http://ogarcia.me
On 5/2/25 2:33 AM, Óscar García Amor wrote:
I wouldn't (for now) and I don't think the Arch Linux maintainers would. I think this move Redis has made is clearly because things are not going well for them since the bulk of the people have left for Valkey and they are desperate to regain control.
If the Valkey fork is re-integrated with Redis (as happened with OpenWrt and LEDE) then I would (obviously) officially distribute Redis again. If not, I don't think it's worth it since Redis will slowly die in favor of Valkey.
But beware, these are just my personal opinions that do not have to coincide with those of the maintainers.
Thank you Óscar, I tend to agree with your assessment, and it likewise is just my personal take on the matter. I just wanted to make sure I didn't need to prepare for another switch. Valkey has by far the more permissive license and it is clear that redis choose the most restrictive license it could in AGPL while still being able to say it was an open-source license. Valkey is working fine, no need or desire to switch back. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
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