OpenSourceLobstersabout 2 hours ago
rqlite Remains Open Source After 12 Years
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Ben Johnson launched rqlite in September 2014 as the first open-source system combining Raft and SQLite. The project remains free and open source today, while forks like Turso raised venture capital and were acquired by Supabase in 2026. This history shows replicated SQLite evolved from a self-hosted tool to a managed cloud service.
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