The developers of the Arch Linux distribution announced the replacement of Redis DBMS packages in the 'extra' repository with Valkey DBMS packages due to Redis's transition to a proprietary license. Valkey is a fork of Redis developed within the project that continues to use the BSD license and is supported by the Linux Foundation with the participation of the former Redis maintainer and companies such as Amazon, Google, Oracle, Ericsson, and Snap. Valkey is already being distributed instead of Redis in Debian 13, Ubuntu 24.10, Fedora 41, RHEL 10, Azure Linux 3, and Alpine 3.20 distributions.
Starting from version 7.4, Redis DBMS transitioned to using RSALv2 (Redis Source Available License v2) and SSPLv1 (Server Side Public License v1), which discriminates against certain categories of users, preventing it from being considered open or free. Both licenses are similar in their objectives, with the main difference being that the SSPL license is based on the copyleft AGPLv3 license, while the RSAL license is based on the permissive BSD license. The RSAL license allows for the use, modification, distribution, and integration of code into applications, except when those applications are commercial or used to provide managed paid services. The SSPL license additionally requires the delivery under the same license not only of the application code but also of the source texts of all components involved in providing the cloud service.
In Arch Linux, the 'redis' package will remain in the 'extra' repository for about two more weeks, after which it will be moved to the AUR (Arch User Repository), where packages are maintained by third-party enthusiasts and are not officially supported. After its removal from the 'extra' repository, the Arch Linux developers do not plan to release updates for the redis package in AUR. For some time, the redis package in AUR will have an 'outdated' status, after which it will be removed. Arch Linux users utilizing Redis DBMS are advised to transition their systems to the 'valkey' package as soon as possible.
Source: opennet.ru
