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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.

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

BROADER TOPICS

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

'We had to educate Oracle about our contract,' CIO says after Big Red audit

Estimates put audits at $3B revenue for Ellison's company, so go at your own pace, experts recommend

Databases06 Mar 2024 | 58

Citrix reveals invitation-only 'Platform' license

Follows the Broadcom playbook by ending standalone sales of some products

Virtualization06 Mar 2024 | 3

Broadcom terminates VMware's free ESXi hypervisor

Certain licenses still allow tinkerers to taste the vStack. Whether they want to is another matter

Virtualization13 Feb 2024 | 59

European cloud providers locked in talks with Microsoft over licensing complaint

Redmond has until end of this quarter to make 'substantive progress'

Software08 Feb 2024 | 4

Restrictive licensing keeps businesses grounded in cloud vendor vortex

Microsoft named – again – by EU trade groups seeking to level the playing field

PaaS + IaaS02 Feb 2024 | 11

Dell kills sweetheart distribution deal with Broadcom's VMware

Updated No longer willing to be a friend with benefits – perhaps thanks to Big B killing OEM licenses?

Virtualization30 Jan 2024 | 26

Amid Broadcom's subscription push, VMware killed a SaaS product

Another 50-plus products also binned in move to big bundles

Virtualization24 Jan 2024 | 11

Broadcom to end VMware’s channel program, move partners to its own invite-only offering

Suppliers don’t know much about what’s going on. Which leaves users in limbo, too

Channel28 Dec 2023 | 9

ValueLicensing tries to smack down Microsoft defenses in license reselling spat

UK software reseller alleges 'no real prospect of success' of Windows giant's arguments

Software19 Dec 2023 | 9

VMware channel partner rates new product bundles and subs-only licenses 'very attractive'

As Broadcom division announces it will keep desktop hypervisors, revive 'Flings'

Virtualization15 Dec 2023 | 10

Adobe warns it may face massive fines for subscription cancellation practices

Otherwise in rude health after posting best-ever results

Legal14 Dec 2023 | 18

Broadcom halves subscription price for VMware's flagship hybrid cloud suite

+Comment Also kills perpetual licenses, adds a vSphere bundle for smaller users

Virtualization12 Dec 2023 | 17

Microsoft hikes prices across Asia

Asia In Brief PLUS: Japan Moon landing scheduled; Mastercard's APAC pay-by-face trial; Scammers feast on restaurant QR code

Software11 Dec 2023 | 1

Cisco's cloud network push will tie licensing change to generational product refreshes

Bundled support has already come to Catalyst – but don't bother asking how it works

Networks08 Dec 2023 | 6

Do we really need another non-open source available license?

Opinion No, but here comes the Functional Source License to further muddy the open-source licensing waters

OSes24 Nov 2023 | 70

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

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

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