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License to thrill BSL refuseniks? Sentry introduces Functional Source License
Yet another attempt to create better balance for devs and users
Software20 Nov 2023 | 5
Software License
An agreement on how users may deploy or redistribute software, sometimes with financial terms attached.
HashiCorp CEO talks license changes and the role of foundations
Interview Open Source or Source Available? Does anyone really care?
Devops19 Oct 2023 | 8
As it prepares to abandon its on-prem server products, Atlassian is content. Users? Not so much
Massive price rises are coming for smaller holdouts, and Australian vendor knows its bottom line could hurt
Software16 Oct 2023 | 58
Ransomwared health insurer wasn't using antivirus software
PhilHealth blames government procurement rules for license expiry and issues phishing warnings
Cybersecurity Month11 Oct 2023 | 15
Microsoft does not want ValueLicensing CEO anywhere near its confidentiality ring
Perpetual license case perpetually rumbles on
Software10 Oct 2023 | 12
Unity CEO 'retires' in the wake of fee fiasco
Ex-Red Hat CEO James M Whitehurst takes the big chair in the interim
Software10 Oct 2023 | 46
CNCF's chief techie talks WebAssembly, AI and licenses
Interview Or how one pesky press release ruined a vacation
Software29 Sep 2023 | 3
NTT will take those SAP licenses off your hands if it helps ease cloud migration
Bid to break impasse where boards only see costs
Databases28 Sep 2023 | 5
Getting to the bottom of BMW's pay-as-you-toast subscription failure
Opinion Fuming customers steamed as they'd already paid luxury prices
Personal Tech18 Sep 2023 | 202
The Pentagon has no idea how to deal with bad cloud contracts, say auditors
Terrible IT practices at the DoD? You don't say
Cloud Infrastructure Month14 Sep 2023 | 9
Oracle, SUSE and others caught up in RHEL drama hit back with OpenELA
'No subscriptions. No passwords. No barriers. Freeloaders welcome'
OSes14 Aug 2023 | 50
HashiCorp's new license is still open source-ish, just with less free lunch
Software house transitions to BSL, and fundies are furious
Software11 Aug 2023 | 25
Avaya reseller pleads guilty to role in $88m licensing scam
Comms vendor's employee allegedly generated bogus licences and hijacked sysadmin accounts to make more
Software31 Jul 2023 | 4
Oracle's revised Java licensing terms 2-5x more expensive for most orgs
One in five users can expect an audit in the next three years
Sysadmin Month24 Jul 2023 | 81
Antitrust clouds continue to gather over Microsoft's European business
Regional trade group applies to partake in Germany's probe of Redmond's cloud software policies
Sysadmin Month19 Jul 2023 | 6
Oracle pours fuel all over Red Hat source code drama
Big Blue is just a gold digger, says avid auditor of software licenses
Software10 Jul 2023 | 83
Let's have a chat about Java licensing, says unsolicited Oracle email
Exclusive Don't tell Big Red too much, experts advise
Sysadmin Month05 Jul 2023 | 73
Oracle certifies its database for Arm architecture on-prem and in cloud
Only for Ampere – but with a licencing twist that means Intel and AMD can't relax
Databases29 Jun 2023 | 5
Microsoft postpones death date for personally licensed Teams Rooms hardware
The 'upgrade' is free, yet an amnesty is needed despite months of warning
Software28 Jun 2023 | 16
AWS makes its hybrid cloud behave a bit more like normal, boring, on-prem servers
At last you can pick a dedicated host to run your Amazonian workload
Sysadmin Month21 Jun 2023 | 5
NHS England spends £8M to extend Microsoft deals by a month
Updated Good day at the Office for Windows giant as nurses still fight for pay raises
PaaS + IaaS18 May 2023 | 52
Microsoft makes Windows Server 2022 licenses a little less cynical
Addresses annoyances like 20-core VMs requiring 24 licenses
Software26 Apr 2023 | 23
John Deere urged to surrender source code under GPL
Farmers need a right to repair
Software17 Mar 2023 | 78
Salesforce promises to follow the Oracle playbook
Yay for investors, eek for customers?
Applications06 Mar 2023 | 9
At Citrix, 'perpetual licenses' means 'we'd rather move you to a subscription'
Intros 'universal licenses' that can be deployed anywhere and include extra support sweeteners
Software03 Mar 2023 | 27
Gartner: Oracle probes orgs for Java compliance after new licensing terms
Big Red 'has a history of changing offerings' without allowing renewals of legacy products
Software20 Feb 2023 | 37
How this database legal war could be decided by the name given to this license
Neo4j v PureThink rumbles on
Devops12 Feb 2023 | 4
Voice.ai denies claim it violated open source software license requirements
Maker of voice changing software says it has removed GPLv3 code "to alleviate any doubt"
Devops08 Feb 2023 | 11
Best time to prepare to leave an Oracle ULA? The day after it starts, say licensing gurus
Big Red 'will always start with a large number and negotiate down'
Databases01 Feb 2023 | 10
Experts warn of steep increase in Java costs under changes to Oracle license regime
As per employee model replaces old subscription, user bills could soar
Software27 Jan 2023 | 90
Quickest way to save with Oracle? Get off Unlimited Licensing Agreements, says pundit
They're not the meal deal they might seem to be, claims audit expert
Databases16 Jan 2023 | 21
NASA overspent $15m on Oracle software because it was afraid an audit could cost more
Houston, we have a problem: Millions wasted on license penalties
Software13 Jan 2023 | 40
SQL Server license prices rise ten percent as version 2022 debuts
Udpated Azure SQL pay-as-you-go rate is the only rate that won't change, and it was already expensive
Databases23 Nov 2022 | 26
Software company wins $154k for US Navy's licensing breach
Court lands on less than the millions asked for after sailors made copies of 3D modeling suite 'hundreds of thousands' of times
Legal22 Nov 2022 | 42
Microsoft revising licenses and prices in Korea and Japan, won't say why
Asia In Brief PLUS: Tencent's edgy JV; US/China space spat; Facebook's India boss bails to join Snap; and more
Software06 Nov 2022 | 3
Microsoft extends Azure Hybrid benefit to some on-prem software
Azure Stack HCI and Azure Kubernetes Service can be free for Windows Server customers. Microsoft hopes that price will encourage you to stick around
Software17 Oct 2022 |
Microsoft extends deadline for partners to improve their clients' security with unauthorised Azure AD tweaks
Partners may be dragging the chain a little – perhaps you'd like to hurry them up?
Channel14 Oct 2022 |
Sage denies misleading customers over perpetual licensing, users not happy
Vendor and resellers offer conflicting advice about subs and upgrades, though vendor says it's been 'clear'
SaaS30 Sep 2022 | 25
Microsoft among software titans under spotlight for restrictive licensing
US campaign group forms as customers complain of lock-in, unclear terms, problems using wares in cloud
Off-Prem28 Sep 2022 | 12
Oracle verifies Java licensing tools from Flexera and Lime Software
While one vendor says they help prepare for audit, expert warns they don't defend compliance
Databases26 Sep 2022 | 4
Green alert: SaaS giants may use sustainability to justify price hikes
Which should make you see red because using renewable energy is supposed to cut their costs
SaaS01 Sep 2022 | 4
Microsoft adds virtual core licensing to Windows Server
Yes, we're totally doing this as a favor for partners and not because we were being sued in Europe
OSes29 Aug 2022 | 11
Sage accused of misselling perpetual licenses it knew would soon be obsolete
SME financial software vendor acknowledges customers expect systems to work for longer, but fails to appease them
Software01 Aug 2022 | 62
AWS sales boss claims Microsoft's softened cloud licensing regime is a sham
Claims Redmond still prices rivals out of the market even after allowances for Euro-clouds
Off-Prem25 Jul 2022 | 12
Sage accused of strong-arming customers into subscriptions
Dated TLS offered as reason why users need to move off some perpetually licensed products already paid for
Software19 Jul 2022 | 53
UK's Ministry of Defence awards Boxxe multimillion Microsoft license deal
Contract seeks 'support with the renewal and running of Microsoft Enterprise Agreement'
Software12 Jul 2022 | 7
Judge rejects another Microsoft appeal against surplus license reseller suit
Windows giant's UK tentacle still on the hook over pre-owned on-prem software market dominance
Applications08 Jul 2022 | 18
Vendors are hiking prices up to 30 percent and claiming 'it's inflation'
No it's not, says Gartner – it's a hardcore sales tactic you can easily counter
Software07 Jul 2022 | 27
Microsoft postpones shift to New Commerce Experience subscriptions
The whiff of rebellion among Cloud Solution Providers is getting stronger
Channel29 Jun 2022 | 8
The Register talks to Microsoft's European cloud rivals about getting a fair deal
What do we want? Open standards, just licensing and a level playing field, say OVHcloud, Scaleway and others
PaaS + IaaS06 Jun 2022 | 14
Microsoft revises software licensing, cloud policies amid EU regulator scrutiny
OVHcloud and Nextcloud lawsuits hit the spot as Windows giant admits to potential competition issues
Off-Prem18 May 2022 | 17
Microsoft partners balk at new licensing scheme, dent growth
Software giant calls out impact of slow transition to New Commerce Experience amid strong results
Software27 Apr 2022 | 24
Bank had no firewall license, intrusion or phishing protection – guess the rest
Crooks used RAT to hijack superusers at India's Mahesh Bank, stole millions
Security05 Apr 2022 | 96
Court erred in Neo4j source license ruling, says Software Freedom Conservancy
If decision is upheld, this 'could seriously harm FOSS and copyleft'
Software02 Apr 2022 | 30
UK suit over reselling surplus Microsoft licenses rolls on
In the meantime, Windows giant eliminates 'challenged restriction'
Legal01 Apr 2022 | 45
Standardizing limits to license hikes for minor software tweaks
Toward a globally recognized standard for understanding business technology assets
Software09 Mar 2022 | 3
Expect sales reps' calls if IT wants to ditch Oracle
Licensing and compliance issues advisor spills the beans
Databases15 Feb 2022 | 23
Despite growth, questions remain over whether SAP can get customers off-prem fast enough to appease investors
€500m cloud investments drag on profit
Databases28 Jan 2022 | 12
Capita offloads Microsoft licensing biz Trustmarque to private equity for £110m
Remainder of Capita's Portfolio of unwanted businesses to be expunged by year end, says CEO
Channel28 Jan 2022 | 1
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