Cockroach also have the benefit of hindsight to avoid some of the problems Mongo/Redis et al encountered.
Calling this a "Business Source Licence" avoids the terminology problems so many people complained about with Mongo's perhaps badly chosen "commons clause" rider on top of (and fundamentally changing) a well know open source license.
I think the rolling three year time limit is probably a smart reaction to some of the complaints people have about other companies attempts to tie down some of the rights while providing assurance that there's at least be an option open in the future no matter what happens to the company.
Cockroach also have the benefit of hindsight to avoid some of the problems Mongo/Redis et al encountered.
Calling this a "Business Source Licence" avoids the terminology problems so many people complained about with Mongo's perhaps badly chosen "commons clause" rider on top of (and fundamentally changing) a well know open source license.
I think the rolling three year time limit is probably a smart reaction to some of the complaints people have about other companies attempts to tie down some of the rights while providing assurance that there's at least be an option open in the future no matter what happens to the company.
I wish them well with this.