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AWS, Google, and Oracle are joining forces to support open source.
Leading cloud providers such as AWS, Google, and Oracle have come out in support of a new open fork of the popular Redis resident database, called Valkey . This happened after the developer company Redis Labs announced the transition of its key product to a dual license model with more stringent terms of use.
Previously, the source code of Redis was distributed under a BSD permissive license, which allows you to freely use the program for any purpose, including commercial projects.
The company's decision provoked a harsh reaction in the industry. The fork of the source code of the latest open version of Redis 7.2.4 was created with the participation of the Linux Foundation and independent maintainers of Redis itself. Giants AWS, Google, Snap Inc, Ericsson and Oracle have joined forces to support Valkey. The new project will be developed under an open license without any restrictions.
"I worked on an open source Redis project for 6 years, including 4 years as a key developer in the core team. The openness of the software is very important to me, and I want to continue to contribute to it. Thanks to Valkey, we will be able to revive the open community based on the latest version," commented Madeline Olson, former Redis maintainer and co-author of Valkey from AWS.
Valkey will be supported on Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and FreeBSD. Microsoft, the owner of the world's second — largest public cloud platform, is a notable exception to the list of companies that have joined the initiative.
Commenting on the situation, a Microsoft representative said that the corporation wants to maintain its partnership with Redis and will continue to provide customers with integrated solutions like Azure Cache for Redis with continuous access to up-to-date updates. At the same time, Microsoft recently announced Garnet, its own version of the Redis protocol-ostensibly a high-performance, low-latency alternative.
In 2020, Redis became the most popular database on AWS, the largest cloud provider of IaaS and PaaS services. Experts urge developers to take a closer look at Valkey in order to switch to a new open alternative in a timely manner after several stable releases.
Leading cloud providers such as AWS, Google, and Oracle have come out in support of a new open fork of the popular Redis resident database, called Valkey . This happened after the developer company Redis Labs announced the transition of its key product to a dual license model with more stringent terms of use.
Previously, the source code of Redis was distributed under a BSD permissive license, which allows you to freely use the program for any purpose, including commercial projects.
The company's decision provoked a harsh reaction in the industry. The fork of the source code of the latest open version of Redis 7.2.4 was created with the participation of the Linux Foundation and independent maintainers of Redis itself. Giants AWS, Google, Snap Inc, Ericsson and Oracle have joined forces to support Valkey. The new project will be developed under an open license without any restrictions.
"I worked on an open source Redis project for 6 years, including 4 years as a key developer in the core team. The openness of the software is very important to me, and I want to continue to contribute to it. Thanks to Valkey, we will be able to revive the open community based on the latest version," commented Madeline Olson, former Redis maintainer and co-author of Valkey from AWS.
Valkey will be supported on Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and FreeBSD. Microsoft, the owner of the world's second — largest public cloud platform, is a notable exception to the list of companies that have joined the initiative.
Commenting on the situation, a Microsoft representative said that the corporation wants to maintain its partnership with Redis and will continue to provide customers with integrated solutions like Azure Cache for Redis with continuous access to up-to-date updates. At the same time, Microsoft recently announced Garnet, its own version of the Redis protocol-ostensibly a high-performance, low-latency alternative.
In 2020, Redis became the most popular database on AWS, the largest cloud provider of IaaS and PaaS services. Experts urge developers to take a closer look at Valkey in order to switch to a new open alternative in a timely manner after several stable releases.
