Synadia and TigerBeetle Pledge $512,000 to the Zig Software Foundation

https://tigerbeetle.com/blog/2025-10-25-synadia-and-tigerbeetle-pledge-512k-to-the-zig-software-foundation/

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Synadia & TigerBeetle vụ hẹn $512.000 cho Fondation Zig Software! 🎉 Hỗ trợ phát triển ngôn ngữ Zig, một ngôn ngữ được thiết kế an toàn, hiệu suất cao. Chúc Fondationévrier thành lập cộng đồng mạnh mẽ!
#Zig #Synadia #TigerBeetle #SoftwareFoundation #CentroiZig #HỗTrợCộngChí #PhátTriềnNgônNghVG

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1og1nyq/synadia_and_tigerbeetle_pledge_512000_to_the_zig/

TigerBeetle and Synadia pledge $512k to the Zig Software Foundation

https://tigerbeetle.com/blog/2025-10-25-synadia-and-tigerbeetle-pledge-512k-to-the-zig-software-foundation/#blog-post

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🎉 Oh wow, #Synadia and #TigerBeetle just threw a cool half-mil at #Zig to show off how much they believe in its potential to do... something. 🤡 Because, you know, nothing screams "innovative architecture" quite like throwing bundles of cash at trendy tech foundations. 🎩💰
https://www.synadia.com/blog/synadia-tigerbeetle-zig-foundation-pledge #Investment #TechInnovation #CashInjection #HackerNews #ngated

Synadia and TigerBeetle Commit $512k USD to the Zig Software Foundation

https://www.synadia.com/blog/synadia-tigerbeetle-zig-foundation-pledge

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I'm Now an Official NATS Maintainer! 🎉.

The votes are in, and I'm deeply honoured to join the NATS maintainers list, This is more than just a title. It's a moment of genuine pride.

Years ago, I got tired of the complexities and overhead that came with traditional messaging systems. Kafka? Powerful, yes, but exhausting. Then I discovered NATS. Brutally simple, elegant in design, and feature-rich without the bloat. Clustering, multi tenancy, portability – it just works. And that changed everything for me.

As a Java developer, I wanted to bring NATS into my ecosystem. As i love meaningful tests, I've built testing tools for it. For JUnit, Spring Boot, and plain Java.
The goal? The same philosophy as NATS: simple, reliable, user-friendly. These tools now have high test coverage, automation, and are easy to extend – just like NATS inspired me to do.

Open source became more than a hobby. It became my space. A place where I can contribute, grow, take ownership, and be appreciated globally. There are no politics, no "office vs home office" debates, no gatekeeping. Just a community building solid, high quality software that the world relies on.

I'll never forget when Synadia reached out and allowed me to use the NATS logo for my libs and even sent me a package from the USA. That personal written letter? Still on my desk. A reminder that kindness and recognition can come from anywhere.

In OSS, I don't follow OKRs, SCRUMs, or agile charts. I follow curiosity, quality, and contribution. And I believe this is where innovation really thrives.

💡 One thing I still hope for: that more developers and companies recognize NATS as the powerful tool it is. Yes, there were recent changes in the CNCF relationship and yes, it raised questions. But the APL-licensed NATS is here to stay. And it's still gold.

Companies build their businesses on OSS. I hope one day they'll also support it financially or through real contributions. Without open source, there is no modern software and no Business.

To everyone in the NATS and broader OSS community: thank you. I'm proud to be one of you. @Scott, @Ginger, @derek

#NATS #OpenSource #Java #Messaging #ProudMaintainer #DevLife #Synadia #SoftwareEngineering #Innovation #Gratitude

https://chinstrap.community/oss-foundations-and-their-coss-contributors-a-delicate-balance/

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Now they found an agreement … https://thenewstack.io/cncf-and-synadia-reach-an-agreement-on-nats/ but unclear how Synadia will model their business and development in the future. #nats #cncf #synadia

Nice. Things calmed down and #synadia isn't pursuing anymore pulling #nats away. It was a terrible move to begin with. 🫠 They really should have made their own proprietary fork and that would be completely in their rights to do so. 😅

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cncf-and-synadia-align-on-securing-the-future-of-the-natsio-project-302444407.html

Opinion: Is a split imminent? – Synadia demands NATS back from the CNCF
https://www.heise.de/en/opinion/Opinion-Is-a-split-imminent-Synadia-demands-NATS-back-from-the-CNCF-10366963.html
#ycombinator #BUSL #Business_Source_License #Cloud_Native_Computing #Markenrecht #NATS #Open_Source #Synadia #cncf

Well then, #synadia wants to withdraw #nats from the #CNCF to slap a #BUSL on it. 🫠

Even with being the main contributor, you shouldn't be able undo a donation. ⚰️

For me, pushing the point to use #AGPL. Makes extremely difficult to try to relicense like this.

https://www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04/24/protecting-nats-and-the-integrity-of-open-source-cncfs-commitment-to-the-community/

🎭 NATS: When Your Digital Child Becomes the Prize in a Custody Battle

Reminder to all companies:
If you build your empire on open-source and contribute nothing back, don't be surprised when the ground starts cracking.

NATS, one of the few messaging systems that actually works without summoning ancient demons, now finds itself torn between its creators at Synadia and its adoptive guardians at CNCF. Like any good custody battle, it’s about one thing: Money. 🤑

As a tiny contributor to NATS, it fills me with childlike glee and existential dread to witness what happens when open source ideals collide headfirst with cold, hard business reality.
It’s a classic story:
A vendor generously donates an open-source jewel… only to demand it back when the math stops adding up.

Synadia, the ever-devoted parent, wants to put NATS under the Business Source License (BSL) to secure its survival. Meanwhile, CNCF holds the project in a loving but legally fortified embrace, refusing to let go.

CNCF, clutching its righteous torch of community ownership, refuses to hand over the toys, reminding Synadia: “You gave it away. There are rules. Also… you signed things.”

As a microscopic speck in this universe of giants, I have one simple emotion: sadness.
Sadness that the best technology can still be crushed under the weight of human greed, misaligned incentives, and tragic irony.

OSS survives because we believe in it. OSS dies when we monetize belief.

Whatever happens, little NATS deserves better than a lawsuit. It deserves a future.

Will I stop contributing to NATS?
No. I'm far too stubborn for that.
Will I trust it the same way?
Ask me again when the lawsuits stop.

⚡ Still contributing. Still dreaming. Still worried.

Sources:
* cncf.io: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04/24/protecting-nats-and-the-integrity-of-open-source-cncfs-commitment-to-the-community/
* thestack: https://www.thestack.technology/we-want-it-back-synadia-tries-to-claw-nats-back-from-a-shocked-cncf/
* Nats.io: https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/main/documents/nats/Proposal%20to%20exit%20NATS%20from%20CNCF.pdf
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