Recently Redis Labs announced Commons Clause License that caused quite a bit of uproar among the open source communities. One reason for the uproar was a marketing spin implying it is an open-source license. Even though the license applies only for their proprietary add-ons than the core Redis itself, the pushback is real. But, in their quest to push back against Commons Clause, there is little discussion on the reason behind this move by Redis Labs. Even though I do not agree with Redis Labs’ move, I have been