This is an adjusted and updated version of the article "Relicensing versus Compatibility" by Yoni Rabkin, originally published at https://libreguide.org/relicensing ...

It is not uncommon for open source licenses to change. When licenses change, users often need to re-evaluate compliance risks. Take Redis as an example. Redis is a popular key-value store whose open ...

The PHP developer community is currently discussing a comprehensive license change. The aim is to replace the PHP and Zend licenses used to date with the standardized Modified BSD License. The ...

Redis 8 has achieved general availability, transitioning to the AGPLv3 license. This change comes after a year of operating under a more restrictive license to compete with cloud service providers and ...

AGPLv3, a license for free software, to its license options and move to an open source license model on May 1, 2025. Redis is a popular NoSQL database that has been provided under a permissive license ...

INTERVIEW Many FOSS projects are backed by nonprofit foundations. One such example is the FreeBSD Foundation, started by Meta software engineer Justin T Gibbs. He spoke with The Register about the ...

Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless stand-alone applications.

Michael J. Karels was studying molecular biology at the University of California, Berkeley, when he first came into contact with BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution). The laboratory in which he worked ...

Redis, a tremendously popular tool for storing data in-memory rather than in a database, recently switched its licensing from an open source BSD license to both a Source Available License and a Server ...

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Redis is a NoSQL database that has been developed since 2009 and is characterized by its ability to operate in-memory and provide high-speed access. It was an open source software that adopted the BSD ...