CockroachDB has changed their license, again

[benjiro]

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]

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.

[gnabgib]

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

[MathMonkeyMan]

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]

I snickered at Oracle long back for this.