redpanda-connect: init at 4.47.1

[artemklevtsov]

Short description: stream processor with many connectors written in Go.

Homepage: https://www.redpanda.com/connect

This package is benthos package clone. Fix #325717

Not sure about license.

@sagikazarmark please review it.

Things done

• Built on platform(s)
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
  • sandbox = relaxed
  • sandbox = true
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS test(s) (look inside nixos/tests)
  • and/or package tests
  • or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test
  • made sure NixOS tests are linked to the relevant packages
• Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
• 25.05 Release Notes (or backporting 24.11 and 25.05 Release notes)
  • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
  • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
  • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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[sagikazarmark]

This is problematic because that repo contains code under multiple licenses, as explained here.

Although they don't go into details, the list of "community" (licensed under Apache-2.0) and "enterprise" (licensed under RCL - Redpanda Community Licence) is available here.

I don't think the package in NixOS should contain the enterprise plugins to be honest, because they are not Open Source.

I would, however, probably build the module in a way that allows users to turn on those plugins in their builds. I would probably expose a module argument that controls whether those plugins are included (by default false).

On the implementation side, a patch removing those plugins from the import section would probably be enough.

An alternative is maintaining a flake. I would probably reach out to Redpanda and ask them if they would be willing to host one.

[artemklevtsov]

Notes by benthos author about license policies: redpanda-data/connect#2621 (comment)

[artemklevtsov]

Seems cmd/redpanda-connect-community/main.go provides open source build with Apache License.
Note: rpk package already exists in the nixpkgs with bsl11.