# \ BUSL, NATS, OSS Drama **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [28 April 2025 15:48 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/evil-laugh-busl-nats-oss-drama/5633 "2025-04-28T15:48:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ram\_Iyengar](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/ram_iyengar/32/2007_2.png) [@Ram\_Iyengar](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Ram_Iyengar)\ **Post date:** [28 April 2025 15:48 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/evil-laugh-busl-nats-oss-drama/5633/1 "2025-04-28T15:48:31Z")
> **[Protecting NATS and the integrity of open source: CNCF’s commitment to the...](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04/24/protecting-nats-and-the-integrity-of-open-source-cncfs-commitment-to-the-community/)** > > When a company contributes a project to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), it’s not just sharing code—it’s making a commitment to the open source community. It’s a pledge to uphold open… Summary: The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is currently involved in a dispute with Synadia, the original donor of the NATS project, who are attempting to relicense NATS under a non-open-source license (BUSL) and take control of community assets. The CNCF is taking action to protect NATS and ensure it remains openly governed and freely available. ---
**Author:** ![Swastik\_Baranwal](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/swastik_baranwal/32/1127_2.png) [@Swastik\_Baranwal](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Swastik_Baranwal)\ **Post date:** [28 April 2025 19:04 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/evil-laugh-busl-nats-oss-drama/5633/2 "2025-04-28T19:04:17Z")
Full chaotic and daily updated drama at [Is NATS really being changed to a non-Free license? · Issue #6832 · nats-io/nats-server · GitHub](https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/issues/6832) ---
**Author:** ![Swastik\_Baranwal](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/swastik_baranwal/32/1127_2.png) [@Swastik\_Baranwal](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Swastik_Baranwal)\ **Post date:** [3 May 2025 12:02 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/evil-laugh-busl-nats-oss-drama/5633/3 "2025-05-03T12:02:46Z")
> **[CNCF and Synadia Align on Securing the Future of the NATS.io Project](https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2025/05/01/cncf-and-synadia-align-on-securing-the-future-of-the-nats-io-project/)** > > SAN FRANCISCO and San Mateo, CA – May 1, 2025 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, and leading edge innovator Synadia today…