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Dispute between Elastic and AWS highlights ongoing battle over open source business model

GeekWire

Open source software (OSS) started as a reaction to companies like Microsoft and Oracle making “unfair” profits on software, so developers created Linux and MySQL and made them available to anyone for free. AWS is profiting from open source, and Elastic is very mad. Now OSS has gone full circle.

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My take on open source licenses : spf13.com

SPF13

My take on open source licenses. Open Source licensing can be a confusing and daunting task. Most developers simply adopt licenses of other popular projects. Most developers simply adopt licenses of other popular projects. Both licenses are very similar. Open source.

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Unlocking the Secrets of Software-based DRM: A Comprehensive Guide

Kitaboo

From preventing illegal copying and piracy to managing licensing and access permissions, software-based DRM plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and value of digital assets. At its core, software-based DRM relies on a combination of encryption, licensing, and authentication mechanisms to secure digital content.

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Our Freemium Future: Development teams take advantage of free, entry-level versions of software 

CTOvision

Either home-grown or licensed from a vendor who billed you for maintenance at periodic intervals? While they seem similar, it’s worth saying at this juncture that freemium and open source are not the same thing. Freemium software can be based on open source code, but the code inside the freemium software is not exposed.

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EA is releasing the source code for two classic Command and Conquer games

The Verge

The source code for the two games is scheduled to be available alongside the release of Command and Conquer Remastered Collection , which includes remastered versions of both titles and their expansions, on June 5th. By open sourcing the games, players should be able to use the assets to create mods that could, in theory, be quite extensive.

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Google and Hortonworks Team Up: HDP Now Part of Google Cloud

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Big Data Companies Cloud Computing Companies CTO Ambari Apache Apache Ambari Apache Hadoop Apache License bdutil Big Data cloud GitHub Google Google Cloud Google Compute Engine Google Storage Hadoop Hortonworks MapR Open Source' Jason Verge, "Hortonworks Becomes Official Google Cloud Feature".

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Sustainability in EdTech: Balancing Innovation With Environmental Responsibility

Kitaboo

So, in this blog, let’s discuss sustainability in EdTech and understand how you can engage in educational product development while ensuring the former. In fact, free, open-source software also comes under the purview of sustainable EdTech products. Table of Contents : I. Sustainability in EdTech – Why is it Important?

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