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Handing stewardship of Redis to a company whose goal is extracting profit was a mistake for the project
Drawn from what Andrew Kelley and Drew DeVault said
Subjectopen source
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Andrew Kelley Creator of the Zig programming language I think that was an unfortunate move because their goal is mainly to extract profit from the software project rather than to uphold the ideals of Free and Open Source Software. Redis Renamed to Redictandrewkelley.me · 22 Mar 2024
Their wordsI think that was an unfortunate move because their goal is mainly to extract profit from the software project rather than to uphold the ideals of Free and Open Source Software.
Drew DeVault Free software developer, founder of SourceHut Everyone who has contributed to the now-proprietary Redis modules has had their hard work stolen and sold by RedisLabs under a proprietary license. The Commons Clause will destroy open sourcedrewdevault.com · 22 Aug 2018All 5 korrents from this piece
Their wordsEveryone who has contributed to the now-proprietary Redis modules has had their hard work stolen and sold by RedisLabs under a proprietary license.
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↗The Commons Clause will destroy open sourcedrewdevault.com
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Hansson says there is no open source funding crisis and that anyone who needs money for their software should sell it. Kelley says handing stewardship of Redis to a company whose goal is extracting profit was a mistake for the project. Selling is the remedy in one account and the disease in the other.
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