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		cortesoft on May 2, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Redis is open source again It's not just the brand name, it's also the binary name. All the support code I have expects the binary to be named 'redis' Also, what happens if functionality drifts?

immibis on May 4, 2025 [–]

So the redis package renames it to redis. No big deal.

You're thinking of it as if upstream is primary. Actually, when you use a distribution package, the distribution has the final say over the contents of the package.

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