A year ago, Redis Inc (formerly Garantia Data) made a controversial move that disrupted the open source ecosystem: it closed the source of Redis. As I wrote at the time, it was a trust-breaking decision that could have shattered the community. But instead of splintering, the community responded with purpose. Out of that disruption came Valkey, a fork that took a shot at keeping the community alive. A Return, A Reversal As part of efforts to rebuild trust with the community, Redis Inc brought bac...