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Re:The race to replace Redis by rad_gruchalski on Friday March 29, 2024 @01:19PM (#39866572)
> That's fair in isolation, but one can justifiably argue that a repeated pattern of behavior is clearly predatory.

Yes, but there’s another explanation. Repeating the same mistake countless times and expecting a different outcome is naivety.

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Re:The race to replace Redis by evanelias on Friday March 29, 2024 @01:43PM (#39866893)
To repeat a comment by another user upthread: hence the relicensing.

I suppose I’m not understanding the point of your position. Software authors cannot fix a licensing mistake by changing the past, but they can use a different license moving forwards.

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