​Redis Labs and Common Clause attacked where it hurts: With open-source code

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As a result, we have begun working together to create a set of module repositories forked from prior to the license change.We will maintain changes to these modules under their original open-source licenses, applying only free and open fixes and updates.Perens wrote, "Once the Commons Clause is added , its no longer the Apache license, and calling it so confuses people about what is Open Source and what isnt.Victor Ruiz, a developer whod worked on Redis, tweeted, "After using open source contributions to make the projects good enough, now they want to cash out.He understands that theyre trying to stop SaaS [Software-as-a-Service] companies to sell software which uses their modules, but wonder if there arent other types of licenses which might fit better in this scenario.

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