On: The race to replace Redis

[VWWHFSfQ]

I continue to have mixed feelings about this kind of thing.

A (very) long time ago the Apache developers could have gone down this route.

> You can only run Apache under very specific circumstances!

Or memcached:

> You are only allowed to run a memcached server if you're only caching your own website!

We see how nonsensical this is

[wmf → VWWHFSfQ]

More like you can run Apache except in specific circumstances. People will put up with a lot if there's no alternative.

[8note → wmf]

*we reserve the right to ban your circumstance if we think we can make money from it

[ufocia → wmf]

The alternative is to write it yourself or commission it, so let's be honest, it is about the cost. When you don't know what something is about, it's about money