Redis License Changed

Re:Redis License Changed by tudorg on Thursday March 21, 2024 @06:35AM (#39776857)

I'm curious about something: I suppose Salvatore still owns the copyright for most of the code? The old license does include his copyright, up to 2020: https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/7.2/COPYING So I think this change couldn't have been done without his explicit consent? Or did he transferred his rights to RedisLabs or a foundation?

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Re:Redis License Changed by weinzierl on Thursday March 21, 2024 @06:43AM (#39776916)

What your link points to is the BSD license, so yes, he owns the copyright but also gave everyone permission to use and modify the code as they see fit.

There is nothing that prevents anyone to use this code in combination with proprietary code and sell the resulting project for money. If he didn't want that he would have chosen a different license.

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Re:Redis License Changed by tudorg on Thursday March 21, 2024 @06:51AM (#39776972)

Ah, makes sense, thanks! And they do own the trademark, it seems.

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