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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 2 posts
The 2026 Open Source License Shift — A Deep Dive on the BSL Wave: Elastic, Redis, HashiCorp, Sentry, Valkey, OpenTofu
Since MongoDB moved to SSPL in 2018, Elastic in 2021, HashiCorp in 2023, and Redis in 2024 have all left Apache/MIT for non-OSI licenses like BSL, SSPL, and RSALv2. The result has been a stream of community forks (OpenSe
2026-05-16 · 31 min read #open-source#license#bsl#sspl#agplOpen Source Licensing 2026 — BSL, SSPL, FSL, and 8 Years of Rebellion Against the Cloud — A Deep Dive (2026)
In a world where MIT and Apache 2.0 still account for 90% of open source, the 'rebellion' that started when MongoDB unveiled SSPL in 2018 has reached its eighth year. Elastic has returned to AGPL. Redis has followed the
2026-05-14 · 25 min read #open-source#licensing#bsl#sspl#fsl