When Redis changed its license on March 20, 2024, it triggered one of the fastest open-source forks in recent memory. Eight days later, on March 28, 2024, the Linux Foundation announced Valkey — a community fork built from the last BSD-licensed Redis release, version 7. 2.
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/deploynix/valkey-vs-redis-api-protocol-data-format-compatibility-the-technical-deep-dive-4m2e)