"Valkey" is not called "Redis" because as much as the development is shared by the community, the trademark isn't.
A lot of developers and users are sticking with the community and the license instead of sticking with the trademark holder.
> Names signal who has control over a project
Trademark is a specific form of intellectual property and there are many others. I don't understand how you got to that conclusion to be honest. A restaurant in my neighborhood had to change name recently because it was too similar to a big chain, does that mean it's a different restaurant now?
A lot of developers and users are sticking with the community and the license instead of sticking with the trademark holder.
> Names signal who has control over a project
Trademark is a specific form of intellectual property and there are many others. I don't understand how you got to that conclusion to be honest. A restaurant in my neighborhood had to change name recently because it was too similar to a big chain, does that mean it's a different restaurant now?