Software License

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Fri 28 Jan 2022

An agreement on how users may deploy or redistribute software, sometimes with financial terms attached.

Atlassian makes its Rovo AI free, for now, to reduce 'friction' holding you back from agentic nirvana

Apparently it's time to assume you will work with AI and must 'move from doing the thing to being the architect of the thing'

AI + ML10 Apr 2025 | 3

VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores

Claims Broadcom will levy 20 percent penalty for customers who don’t pay before renewal deadlines

Virtualization28 Mar 2025 | 40

VMware sues Siemens for allegedly using unlicensed software

As rumors swirl about a new 72-core minimum vSphere license requirement

Virtualization26 Mar 2025 | 58

BROADER TOPICS

Ubuntu 25.10 plans to swap GNU coreutils for Rust

It's easier to replace bits of userland than the kernel

OSes19 Mar 2025 | 99

Broadcom starts beta for VMware Cloud Foundation 9, the release it reckons will douse user anger

Exclusive Pricing, licensing changes won't feel so bad once you take this private cloud stack for a spin, apparently

Virtualization04 Mar 2025 | 15

FYI: An appeals court may kill a GNU GPL software license

Updated Defense of FOSS licensing rests on the shoulders of a guy in Virginia

Databases27 Feb 2025 | 78

Avaya hangs up on users with fewer than 200 SaaSy contact center seats

Customers told to pay up, quit, or wait for promised alternative ‘innovation’ coming real soon now

SaaS18 Feb 2025 | 26

Euro cloud crew says we-won't-sue deal with Microsoft is 'off-track'

Overseas pals urge US tech giant to 'rapidly' work on Azure Local project to make things right – sans licenses

PaaS + IaaS11 Feb 2025 | 2

Fear of the unknown keeps Broadcom's VMware herd captive. Don't be cowed

Opinion Prisoners of ware can’t escape by looking at each other. Form a committee, soldiers

Virtualization28 Jan 2025 | 31

VMware users gripe over 3-year commitment to renew licenses

Chips and software giant Broadcom says it's 'flexible and open' on licensing terms, but customers disagree

Virtualization23 Jan 2025 | 28

Microsoft joins CISPE, the Euro cloud crew that tried to curb its licensing

Exclusive From fighters to friends in six months, despite AWS voting against it

PaaS + IaaS21 Jan 2025 | 10

VMware migrations will be long, expensive, risky, Gartner warns

And possibly even more so if you don’t start planning yours soon

Virtualization21 Jan 2025 | 34

Microsoft tests 45% M365 price hikes in Asia-Pacific to see how much you enjoy AI

Won’t say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react – so far with anger

SaaS13 Jan 2025 | 128

The unlicensed OneDrive free ride ends this month

Kind old Microsoft is worried about security and compliance ... nothing to do with a free storage loophole

Storage07 Jan 2025 | 36

Microsoft's spat with ValueLicensing limps toward 2026 showdown

Legal tussle over resale of on-prem perpetual licenses kicked off four years ago

Software06 Jan 2025 | 4

Google offered millions to ally itself with trade body fighting Microsoft

Exclusive El Reg has seen the presentation to CISPE members which sources say was intended to keep the lawsuit over licensing alive

PaaS + IaaS28 Nov 2024 | 12

Microsoft shuttering dedicated licensing education, certification site

Spreading the content around other places – and may also sprinkle some AI in because why not

Software25 Nov 2024 | 13

WordPress forces user conf organizers to share social media credentials, arousing suspicions

One told to take down posts that said nice things about WP Engine

Software28 Oct 2024 | 40

AT&T and Broadcom may settle VMware support case

Fresh filing sees Broadcom admit it discounts deeply – music to the ears of all Virtzilla users coming off contract

Virtualization16 Oct 2024 | 7

WordPress bans WP Engine from sponsoring or participating in user groups

As Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson feud over FOSS, community worries about the fallout

Software15 Oct 2024 | 30

WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly

WP Engine seems to be excluded from sponsoring events, too

Software14 Oct 2024 | 24

Microsoft lifts the price of System Center by ten percent

For version 2025, out on November 1st and adding various modern goodies

Software03 Oct 2024 | 9

AT&T claims VMware by Broadcom offered it a 1,050 percent price rise

And that Broadcom has prevented vendors from selling to the telco giant

Software01 Oct 2024 | 34

Google files first ever complaint with European Commission against Microsoft

Mountain View versus Redmond: Fight over cloud software licensing policies gets formal

PaaS + IaaS25 Sep 2024 | 29

VMware reportedly probed by Japanese anti-monopoly cops

Updated Broadcom's software bundles under scrutiny after perhaps irking Fujitsu

Virtualization25 Sep 2024 | 6

AT&T intends to quit VMware, Broadcom claims in legal broadside

Counter-arguments in support spat paint unflattering picture of telco giant's IT estate

Virtualization23 Sep 2024 | 31

Majority of Redis users considering alternatives after less permissive licensing move

Valkey leads interest in FOSS alternatives after database slinger tightens terms

Databases20 Sep 2024 | 19

Redis justifies open source shift with fresh hardware, LLM cost-saving features

Interview CEO argues more restrictive licensing was key to DB refresh, and says team 'expected' the fork

Databases12 Sep 2024 | 1

AT&T sues Broadcom for 'breaking' VMware support extension contract

Telco giant slams silicon-and-software shop for trying to bully it into buying software it doesn't want or need, at huge prices

Virtualization05 Sep 2024 | 29

UK competition regulator's cloud probe remedies have global implications

Egress fees? Ticked. Spend discounts? Not yet. Software licensing? Might need to shape up, Microsoft

Cloud Infrastructure Month21 Aug 2024 | 2

CockroachDB scuttles away from open source Core offering

Distributed database biz doesn't like bigger customers using the free version of its software

Databases19 Aug 2024 | 14

Oracle's Java pricing brews bitter taste, subscribers spill over to OpenJDK

Following licensing changes, 86% of users head for the door. Coincidence?

SaaS25 Jul 2024 | 113

Paessler pulls subscription licensing switcheroo on PRTG Network Monitor

Exclusive Customers seek alternatives after claiming costs up from perpetual

Networks05 Jul 2024 | 26

VMware by Broadcom makes its stack easier to live with, as promised

Compute, storage, and networking virtualization brought together – with live ESXi patching

VMware Explore25 Jun 2024 | 5

Oracle Java license teams set to begin targeting Oracle users who don't think they use Oracle

IP address of downloads offers crumb trail to orgs who should be ready for Big Red, says licensing expert

Software20 Jun 2024 | 62

Oracle Java police start knocking on Fortune 200's doors for first time

Expansion of compliance activity follows per-employee licensing change

Software10 Jun 2024 | 80

Broadcom’s VMware strategy looks ever more shaky - and less relevant

Opinion Yes, it’s that darned AI again

Virtualization03 Jun 2024 | 25

VMware by Broadcom has a licensing portability win with Microsoft

If only customers could find their keys after support portal migration

Virtualization03 Jun 2024 | 12

It looks a lot like VMware just lost a 24,000-VM customer

Next Computershare CTO says he got a bill 15 times his previous quote

Virtualization22 May 2024 | 74

Lords of May-hem: Seven signs it is Oracle's year end

Feature How to handle sales pressure and licensing 'negotiations' to make sure it plays to your advantage

Databases17 May 2024 | 35

Open Source Initiative tries to define Open Source AI

Meanwhile, the creator of Open Source Definition argues the real problem is unauthorized copying

AI + ML16 May 2024 |

Oracle ULA audits are a license to bill

Customers can be pushed into renewing agreements for fear of the unknown, but there are cheaper options

Applications09 May 2024 | 13

VMware’s end-user compute community told to brace for ‘Omnissa’ shift

Cloudy hosts given short license change deadlines, customers warned of support portal brownouts

Virtualization26 Apr 2024 | 7

Broadcom throws VMware customers on perpetual licenses a lifeline

Meanwhile, Gartner predicts massive market share loss and European regulators start asking questions

Virtualization16 Apr 2024 | 15

VMware's end-user compute products probably have a new brand: Omnissa

As the rest of Virtizilla's users face a pause in support and education services due to apparent SAP-to-Oracle migration

Virtualization12 Apr 2024 | 13

Microsoft thinks bundles are great and customers love them

Rivals and regulators might disagree, so might users that are paying for software they don't need

Applications04 Apr 2024 | 25

VMware by Broadcom plots pair of Cloud Foundation releases that will show off its strategy

Exclusive But unhappy European buyers have called for regulators to step in

Virtualization02 Apr 2024 | 3

Microsoft consolidates Power BI licenses in line with Fabric platform

Guess what? Some users should look out for expensive surprises

Software01 Apr 2024 | 3

EU antitrust cops probe Microsoft ties between Entra ID and 365 services

Exclusive Google claims rival has made an 'art and science' out of licensing

SaaS22 Mar 2024 | 29

Licensing labyrinth for Power Apps and Dynamics 365 must be clarified, warns expert

Rules still unclear for Microsoft users making potentially costly decisions on enterprise applications

Databases21 Mar 2024 | 4

Cloud Software Group snubs GPL obligations, say critics

Spawn of Citrix and Tibco 'no longer able to support the community edition of JasperReports Server'

Software21 Mar 2024 | 8

Euro-cloud consortium CISPE calls for investigation of Broadcom

Claims members will be bankrupted by new VMware licensing regime, and vital services disrupted

Software21 Mar 2024 | 24

VMware by Broadcom offers a lifeline to small cloud service providers

Exclusive 'White label' program also means retaining customers

Virtualization19 Mar 2024 | 12

What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions

Just the apps, none of the cloud, forever – for one payment

Software19 Mar 2024 | 122

Microsoft license shuffle means Power Apps users could break the bank

Updated New restrictions seem to usher users toward expensive Dynamics 365 subscriptions

Applications15 Mar 2024 | 21

Claims emerge that Citrix has doubled price of month-to-month partner licenses

Reaction from channel was 'stunned silence followed by anger and disbelief'

Channel15 Mar 2024 | 31

Broadcom boss Hock Tan acknowledges 'some unease' among VMware community

But rates his first 100 days in charge a 'strong start'

Virtualization15 Mar 2024 | 35

VMware by Broadcom promises more, cheaper, training, starting around May

Exclusive But for now, smaller customers have been cut off from on-demand training content

Channel11 Mar 2024 | 8

Euro-cloud consortium issues ultimatum to Microsoft: Fix your licensing or else

Redmond hasn't budged on deals that make its wares cheaper on Azure, and regulators are circling

Software08 Mar 2024 | 16

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Atlassian makes its Rovo AI free, for now, to reduce 'friction' holding you back from agentic nirvana

M365 Family users wake up to notice 'Your subscription expired'

No joke: Microsoft foolishly published inaccurate price list on April 1st

Congress takes another swing at Uncle Sam's software licensing mess

VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores

VMware sues Siemens for allegedly using unlicensed software

BROADER TOPICS

Ubuntu 25.10 plans to swap GNU coreutils for Rust

Broadcom starts beta for VMware Cloud Foundation 9, the release it reckons will douse user anger

FYI: An appeals court may kill a GNU GPL software license

Avaya hangs up on users with fewer than 200 SaaSy contact center seats

Euro cloud crew says we-won't-sue deal with Microsoft is 'off-track'

Fear of the unknown keeps Broadcom's VMware herd captive. Don't be cowed

VMware users gripe over 3-year commitment to renew licenses

Microsoft joins CISPE, the Euro cloud crew that tried to curb its licensing

VMware migrations will be long, expensive, risky, Gartner warns

Microsoft tests 45% M365 price hikes in Asia-Pacific to see how much you enjoy AI

The unlicensed OneDrive free ride ends this month

Microsoft's spat with ValueLicensing limps toward 2026 showdown

Google offered millions to ally itself with trade body fighting Microsoft

Microsoft shuttering dedicated licensing education, certification site

WordPress forces user conf organizers to share social media credentials, arousing suspicions

AT&T and Broadcom may settle VMware support case

WordPress bans WP Engine from sponsoring or participating in user groups

WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly

Microsoft lifts the price of System Center by ten percent

AT&T claims VMware by Broadcom offered it a 1,050 percent price rise

Google files first ever complaint with European Commission against Microsoft

VMware reportedly probed by Japanese anti-monopoly cops

AT&T intends to quit VMware, Broadcom claims in legal broadside

Majority of Redis users considering alternatives after less permissive licensing move

Redis justifies open source shift with fresh hardware, LLM cost-saving features

AT&T sues Broadcom for 'breaking' VMware support extension contract

UK competition regulator's cloud probe remedies have global implications

CockroachDB scuttles away from open source Core offering

Oracle's Java pricing brews bitter taste, subscribers spill over to OpenJDK

Paessler pulls subscription licensing switcheroo on PRTG Network Monitor

VMware by Broadcom makes its stack easier to live with, as promised

Oracle Java license teams set to begin targeting Oracle users who don't think they use Oracle

Oracle Java police start knocking on Fortune 200's doors for first time

Broadcom’s VMware strategy looks ever more shaky - and less relevant

VMware by Broadcom has a licensing portability win with Microsoft

It looks a lot like VMware just lost a 24,000-VM customer

Lords of May-hem: Seven signs it is Oracle's year end

Open Source Initiative tries to define Open Source AI

Oracle ULA audits are a license to bill

VMware’s end-user compute community told to brace for ‘Omnissa’ shift

Broadcom throws VMware customers on perpetual licenses a lifeline

VMware's end-user compute products probably have a new brand: Omnissa

Microsoft thinks bundles are great and customers love them

VMware by Broadcom plots pair of Cloud Foundation releases that will show off its strategy

Microsoft consolidates Power BI licenses in line with Fabric platform

EU antitrust cops probe Microsoft ties between Entra ID and 365 services

Licensing labyrinth for Power Apps and Dynamics 365 must be clarified, warns expert

Cloud Software Group snubs GPL obligations, say critics

Euro-cloud consortium CISPE calls for investigation of Broadcom

VMware by Broadcom offers a lifeline to small cloud service providers

What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions

Microsoft license shuffle means Power Apps users could break the bank

Claims emerge that Citrix has doubled price of month-to-month partner licenses

Broadcom boss Hock Tan acknowledges 'some unease' among VMware community

VMware by Broadcom promises more, cheaper, training, starting around May

Euro-cloud consortium issues ultimatum to Microsoft: Fix your licensing or else

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