Linux Foundation marshals support for open source alternative to Redis. This follows the vendor’s decision to overhaul licensing of the popular cache database.
Cloud giants AWS, Google, and Oracle have come out in support of a Linux Foundation open source fork of Redis, the popular in-memory database frequently used as a cache, following changes to its licensing.
Last month, Redis confirmed it was shifting its main key-value store system to a dual-license approach, imposing far more restrictive terms. Previously, the source code was available under the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) 3-clause license, which allows developers to make commercial use of the code without paying.
Now AWS, Google, Snap Inc, Ericsson, and Oracle are joining the Linux Foundation in backing a fork of the Redis code.
A statement from the Linux Foundation said project contributors had recruited maintainer, community, and corporate support to regroup in response to the recent license change announced by the Redis company.
The new database, dubbed Valkey, is set to continue development on Redis 7.2.4. The project is available for use and distribution under the BSD license.
