[undoware]

Sorry, to clarify -- I was suggesting that it was possible that VMWare (a sponsor of Redis, correct?) leaned on someone. I didn't mean to besmirch you or redis, antirez, and I enjoyed your response.

It wouldn't be the first time a reputable news site was forced to bury a story by a litigious company. Sponsoring FOSS does not make any organization beyond doubt. Especially if they, say, have a history of suing anyone who benchmarks them.

[andypiper]

As Antirez says, VMware were formerly a sponsor of Redis, and he now works for Pivotal (as do I), who are the current sponsor of the project. Either way, I'm highly skeptical that anyone at either company did such a thing.

[undoware]

I have a background in ethics and law so I've seen too much to make apologies for being suspicious. :) In fact, this sort of suspicion is a good reason NOT to establish a track record of litigating away freedom of speech (as VMWare notoriously threatens to do if someone publishes their benchmarks). But again: nothing to do with Redis, if (as you say) VMWare is no longer a sponsor.