We ended up removing CRDB because of these constant license changes, and danger to our future infrastructure. Great piece of software (on the easy of sharding/replication/upgrading), lacking in Postgresql compatibility but just bad license/pricing(from the leaks)/tos ...
The result is that most of the hype around CRDB has died down (very clear to see as every article about CRDB is CRLabs originated). Its a shame, we liked it as a product but the company / management behind it seem to live in a ivory tower.
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