Valkey, the Redis fork created after Redis's 2024 license change, has maintained slightly higher commit velocity than Redis over two years and attracts more contributors as a federated multi-party project, suggesting fork sustainability despite typical post-fork decline patterns.
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Two Years of Valkey
Valkey fork outpaces Redis with higher commit velocity and contributor growth two years post-fork, defying typical open-source fork mortality through federated governance.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: LobstersBY sys://pipeline
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