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Re:Redis is open source again by jjmarr on Friday May 02, 2025 @03:03AM (#43866983)
If you're the most active contributor, you could've just forked it yourself, launched it as a SaaS, and been the CEO.
Re:Redis is open source again by your_challenger on Friday May 02, 2025 @03:04AM (#43866993)
Not everyone wants to be a CEO. Some people just wanna write some good code and contribute to the world.
Re:Redis is open source again by Snakes3727 on Friday May 02, 2025 @04:23AM (#43867409)
I just wanted to make a tool to help developers. Then when the SaaS launched they instead focused on adding $$$ features instead of fixing bugs, and started heavily pushing their SaaS anytime you used the tool.

They ended up switching to a terrible model with a previous release where if you were a business or in anyway making money you now needed to pay for licenses and it was comically expensive.

The reality is I could have forked it but I don't have the time and patience to deal with everything that comes from a massive project.