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There is larger community impact of not being FOSS. Most immediate, distros will not package it anymore. Overall you will not be able to include Redis in FOSS p
by zokier 3y ago
There is larger community impact of not being FOSS. Most immediate, distros will not package it anymore. Overall you will not be able to include Redis in FOSS projects in the same way anymore. In longer term this means that Redis will not enjoy similar integration with other projects; FOSS projects tend to prefer using/depending/integrating other FOSS projects, so Redis becoming non-FOSS means that it loses that preferred status. And so on.
- jen20 3y agoThat may end up being a net win for all involved: distribution users will get an up to date package direct from the source instead of a 5 year old version (or whatever) patched to hell, and the project will stop getting reports about versions modified by packagers.