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Another one bites the dust
Mar 25, 2024
Redis re-licensing prompts forks like Redict, advocacy for community-built software, DuckDB replacing jq, a developer succeeding despite self-perceived limitations, and insights on the web developer job market.
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- The importance of free and open-source licenses in response to Redis' re-licensing, sparking community-built software initiatives.
- The challenging job market for web developers due to declining web media industry and AI advancements, advocating for strategic entrepreneurship.
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Redis adopts dual source available licensing
Redis, a successful open-source project, faced challenges due to majority of commercial sales through cloud service providers. This led to the decision to change to a non-free licensing model, sparking the creation of Redict, an independent non-commercial fork of Redis OSS. The community reacted to this change, emphasizing the importance of free and open-source licenses. The impact of this shift in licensing models on the open-source community and the need for community-built software was extensively discussed.
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