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Redis change license from BSD-3 to dual RSALv2+SSPLv1 (2024)

by uticus on 4/28/25, 6:16 PM with 7 comments

• by 3np on 4/28/25, 6:54 PM

  Valkey is the open-source fork blessed by antirez and where the community is moving.

  https://valkey.io

  Migrating a bunch of old and new dbs from Redis 6.x to Valkey 7 went smoothly here.

  If you're migrating: 7.2 is the ideal version to switch over. If you upgrade Redis above it, compatibility guarantees drop.

• by uticus on 4/28/25, 6:16 PM

  Also ref

  https://redis.io/blog/redis-adopts-dual-source-available-lic...

  https://archlinux.org/news/valkey-to-replace-redis-in-the-ex...

• by detaro on 4/28/25, 6:47 PM

  and antirez seems to want to make it open-source again eventually: https://changelog.com/podcast/631#transcript-36