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This week, we discuss Redis Relicensing, Progress acquiring MariaDB and Microsoft unbundling Teams. Plus, Coté shares his Top 10 Tech and Productivity Wish List for regulators.


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Runner-up Titles


The Fork is a feature not a bug
Relicensing: The path to Private Equity
Is this Progress?
Hot Antitrust Action
Give it to Switzerland, they can hold our calendars
Won’t someone think of the children?
Cote’s airing of (Apple) grievances
The deepest of pockets
Fine-adjacent.
Not complicated enough
What’s it called when they plateau going down?
Frankenstein Grand Theory of Open Source Business Models
a large, wide portfolio of things that you’re vaguely aware of
Mostly contrast


Rundown


Zuck Just Entered the Fediverse: Here’s What That Means
Redis


RIP Redis: How Garantia Data pulled off the biggest heist in open source history
Redis tightens its license terms, pleasing no one
Battle of the Redis forks?
Redis vs. the trillion-dollar cabals
Why AWS, Google and Oracle are backing the Valkey Redis fork
Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted
Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Valkey Community

Is this Progress?


Progress Software considering an offer for MariaDB plc (NASDAQ:PRGS).
Progress Software Confirms Bid to Acquire MariaDB.
Database popularity index

Exclusive: Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny
Google defends auto-deletion of chats after US alleged it destroyed evidence
20 years of Gmail


Cote's Top 10 Tech & Productivity Wishlist for Regulators


Clickable Links in Instagram Captions: Make it easier to direct followers to relevant content.
Unified Social Media: Allow seamless posting across platforms, ideally leveraging Twitter's existing reach.
Native ChatGPT Downloads: Eliminate the need for external plugins to download chat sessions.
Universal Link Insertion Shortcut: Standardize link insertion across apps (Cmd-K for everyone!).
Apple Notes Customization & Integration: Enable background customization and merge with Freeform to challenge GoodNotes' dominance.
Universal Free/Busy Calendar: Facilitate effortless scheduling across platforms.
Standardized Markdown Export: Ensure all major word processors export in a common markdown format (Gruber or Common Markdown).
Granular Screen Time Controls: Empower users with detailed control over device usage.
Regulate Car Rental Insurance Fees: Put a stop to excessive and unfair insurance charges by rental companies.
Bring Back Google Reader! (Okay, this one's a personal plea, but wouldn't it be great?)


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