Re:Redict 7.3.0, a copyleft fork of Redis, is now available
by umanwizard on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @07:45AM
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> In actual practice you really just cannot offer Redis as a service unless you are Redis Ltd
Isn’t this exactly what the person you’re replying to was saying?
Re:Redict 7.3.0, a copyleft fork of Redis, is now available
by drewdevault on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @07:54AM
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Yes, I realize I worded this poorly. I emphasized this point because this is what makes it non-free/not meet the Open Source Definition; you cannot retain exclusive right to commercialization. But I realize that was not actually something the parent commenter was asking about.
That's the pitch of the license, essentially, but in practice the SSPL is an utter nightmare to comply with (to the point of being deliberate) and it mainly exists to put a veneer of open source on a proprietary product. In actual practice you really just cannot offer Redis as a service unless you are Redis Ltd, which is the actual point of the license in the end.