Software Licensing

Software Licensing | News, how-tos, features, reviews, and videos

Oracle headquarters
Java / JVM / flavors / flavours

Oracle headquarters

Oracle per-employee Java pricing causes concern

New pricing plan for Oracle Java SE starts at $15 per employee per month and scales downward based on number of users.

forks

Ecma unveils more permissive JavaScript license

Proposed by Mozilla, the alternative license for the JavaScript specification allows for forks, aligning with the W3C software license covering HTML and CSS.

Conceptual images of a woman speaking in a stream of abstract letters.

Stop saying open source nonsense

Creating a successful open source project requires more than mimicking the business models of Red Hat or Confluent.

hybridit

The SaaS-ification movement explained

Many traditional enterprises see monetary opportunities to incorporate their market knowledge into new or specialized SaaS applications and data sets.

stopwatch / chronometer

Elastic keeps ticking

Despite the mudslinging over its licensing change from open source, company growth indicates that customers are likely less concerned with source code.

Neon Open sign

Oracle v. Google: What the verdict means for open source

Much of the software we use today is built on re-implemented APIs, like the Java API in question in Oracle v. Google. An Oracle victory would have stopped open-source innovation in its tracks.

head / face / radiating lines / radial waves / artificial intelligence / projection / connection

AI, machine learning, and deep learning deep dive

Download this 26-page in-depth guide to AI, machine learning, and deep learning for easy reading at your convenience

Get started with Angular

A step-by-step guide to installing the tools, creating an application, and getting up to speed with Angular components, directives, services, and routers

Python megaguide: The best frameworks and IDEs

Only on InfoWorld: A hands-on, in-depth look at 13 Python web frameworks and six Python development toolkits

Quick guide: Digital transformation and the agile enterprise

Enterprise transformation is hard. But when you build a platform for continuous change, putting new ideas into production becomes a lot easier

Career hacks: Professional do’s and don’ts for developers

The hot skills to master, the secrets to breaking into management, the career mistakes to avoid -- here's how to refactor yourself as the developer every organization wants

ifw dd office 365

Deep Dive how-to: Office 365 document sharing

Office 2016, OneDrive, and Office 365 together offer powerful document collaboration capabilities across Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, and the web -- but only if you set them up and manage them properly. This how-to guide walks you...

Machine learning megaguide: Amazon, Microsoft, Databricks, Google, HPE, IBM

Download InfoWorld's massive roundup of Amazon, Microsoft, Databricks, Google, HPE, and IBM machine learning toolkits

The Essential Guide to Microservices

How to create modern Web and mobile applications that scale.

The essential guide to PowerShell for Windows, Windows Server, and Exchange

Make the most of Microsoft’s command line by mastering the nuances of the PowerShell language

Public cloud megaguide: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, and Joyent compared

The top five public clouds pile on the services and options, while adding unique twists

Monitoring in the age of devops

A combination of cultural transformation and automation is redefining the way developers and operations work together. But for devops to succeed, comprehensive, real-time monitoring must be in place

Special report: Extending the reach of enterprise developers

There's a quiet revolution taking place in the software development space, with a focus on learning, leadership, and communications