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Facing recent events in the software-defined storage community, we would like to highlight that not all open-source projects choose an open-source license for the same reasons. Some open-source projects appear to be designed for "growth-hacking" with an "expensive license exit", whereas others are designed as "commons" where all the stakeholders benefiting from the project are taking care of the software while protecting their business or activity. As the creators of Garage, we believe in the latter vision of a "commoning open-source". We made sure, from the beginning, that any new development on Garage will always be released under the same license. Read more to understand our vision of the legal implications of software licensing.

This week, we released our second major stable version: Garage v2.0.0. The time since the last major release, Garage v1.0.0, has been a bit more than one year. What are the changes warranting a new major release? What is our vision for making cluster administration simpler and more flexible? What will be the release schedule going forward?

We released our first major stable version, Garage v1.0, almost a year ago. So what's next for Garage? A graphical user interface for cluster administration! Share your experience and feedback so that we can provide the best possible user experience.

Deuxfleurs has benefitted multiple times from European grants via the NGI project, for the developpement of Garage and Aerogramme, two pieces of software that we have developped for the needs of our association. Today, these grants are in peril, as the European Commission wishes to finance AI projects instead. We relay and sign an open letter from our friends at petites singularités, that asks that the NGI project be maintained, as it provides great assistance for the development of free software and commons on the Internet.

Deuxfleurs and IMT Atlantique are partnering to fund a PhD student to work on Garage and distributed systems theory during three years. The recruitment process is open and we are currently looking for candidates. Applications are accepted until Jan 31, 2024. Read for details.