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The race to replace Redis

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Re: The race to replace Redis

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Post by lll-o-lll »

hipadev23 wrote: post #15
esafak wrote: post #8

There's also DragonflyDB

Yeah but if you’re going to the trouble of switching, probably pick something that actually outperforms Redis/Redis Cluster. Which basically leaves you with Garnet. Redict is a pointless endeavor. Just stick with Redis 7.2 before the licensing change. Maybe change the binary name if it makes folks feel better.

Isn’t this exactly what Redict is? Plus a license change to prevent what happened to Redis from happening again.

Re: The race to replace Redis

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Post by MenhirMike »

ralusek wrote: post #14

Am I insane or can't a company just fork it from before the license change? I mean, what even needs to change in it? I assume 95% of people were just using it for the features it's had since the beginning anyway.

The question - just like always in cases like this - is which forks will get long-term support. So just like with Terraform, it's probably a good option to stay on the last open source Redis version and wait to see how things shake out, assuming that there are no critical security vulnerabilities in that version of Redis. Alternatively, be prepared to jump around between a few forks if one turns into a dead end. Or move to something else altogether, but that's a much bigger undertaking.

Re: The race to replace Redis

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Post by 1over137 »

crabmusket wrote: post #4
mooreds wrote: post #2

I'd be more interested in the race to build a business model that works with open source and venture funding, myself. A grand unified theory of software goods funding, if you will.

Why specifically venture funding?

Because this is HN, lots of VC fanboys here.

Re: The race to replace Redis

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Post by west0n »

Neal Gompa opened a discussion on the Fedora development list, noting the license change and the need to remove Redis from Fedora.

Gompa also raised the issue on openSUSE's Factory discussion list.

After Docker was phased out, various distributions have adopted the compatible Podman as a replacement for Docker. It seems that a similar story is unfolding with Redis.

Re: The race to replace Redis

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Post by llm_trw »

mooreds wrote: post #2

I'd be more interested in the race to build a business model that works with open source and venture funding, myself. A grand unified theory of software goods funding, if you will.

You go homeless so Bezos can make his yacht a foot longer.

I find it amazing how much money is being spent to ensure open source code doesn't end up in the hands of users and how many people are blaming the ones trying to increase user freedom.

Re: The race to replace Redis

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Post by coldtea »

mooreds wrote: post #2

I'd be more interested in the race to build a business model that works with open source and venture funding, myself. A grand unified theory of software goods funding, if you will.

Maybe we instead need a model where FOSS is not about profits for anybody, and is just a passion of love, from a large community of amateurs doing it for the technology and fun.

Projects could still be funded by community users, but "venture funding"? That's how projects turn to shit.

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