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RIP REDIS: HOW GARANTIA DATA PULLED OFF THE BIGGEST HEIST IN OPEN SOURCE HISTORY

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The recent Redis license change by Redis Labs (aka Garantia Data) is a harmful move that disregards the contributions of the wider Redis community. Garantia Data didn't create Redis. Redis was initially an independent open-source project and Garantia Data only became involved years after its creation. Redis’ widespread adoption was thanks to the open-source community and Amazon’s ElastiCache, not due to the company itself.