CockroachDB has changed their license, again

https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/commit/c0274df57a9f8d0086577bcf74c81110db2cea22

by tison • 1 year ago

27 5 1 year ago

You're not allowed to benchmark if you're not allowed to benchmark:

You will not perform Benchmarks against any products or services provided
under terms that restrict performing and disclosing the results of benchmarks
of such products or services, unless You have the lawful right to waive such
terms. If You perform or disclose, or direct or permit any third party to
perform or disclose, any Benchmark, You will include in any disclosure and
will disclose to Licensor all information necessary to replicate such
Benchmark, and You agree that Licensor may perform and disclose the results
of benchmarks of Your products or services, irrespective of any restrictions
on benchmarks in the terms governing Your products or services.

A benchmark is a benchmark:

Benchmark: Any benchmark, comparative test or evaluation of the Software.

aitchnyu• 1 year ago

I snickered at Oracle long back for this.

gnabgib• 1 year ago

The switch to CockroachDB Software License was 6 months ago.. discussion at the time (389 points, 461 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41256222

benjiro• 1 year ago

I said it before, but there seem to be every indication that some of the management or sales staff is ex-Oracle employees based upon their behavior.

We ended up removing CRDB because of these constant license changes, and danger to our future infrastructure. Great piece of software (on the easy of sharding/replication/upgrading), lacking in Postgresql compatibility but just bad license/pricing(from the leaks)/tos ...

The result is that most of the hype around CRDB has died down (very clear to see as every article about CRDB is CRLabs originated). Its a shame, we liked it as a product but the company / management behind it seem to live in a ivory tower.

karmakaze• 1 year ago

I stopped following long ago when their non-Enterprise version wasn't useful, making the whole opensource play merely the bait for the switch(es) that followed.

CockroachDB has changed their license, again

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