If you've followed the recent (fake) news, you've probably already heard it. Oracle is "massively ramping up audits of Java customers it claims are in breach of its licences" After a quick check on the source (The Register), here's a more realistic, probably more accurate version of that headline: Oracle is thinking about auditing 1-2 … Continue reading What we Need is Standardised Non-OSS Licenses
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With Commercial Licensing, Invest in Innovation, not Protection
When people start creating commercially licensed software (like we did, in 2013 with jOOQ), there is always the big looming question: What do I do about piracy? I've had numerous discussions with fellow entrepreneurs about this topic, and this fear is omnipresent. There has also been a recent discussion on reddit, titled "prevent sharing of … Continue reading With Commercial Licensing, Invest in Innovation, not Protection
The 5 Golden Rules of Giving Awesome Customer Support
This is usually a tech blog, but every now and then, we make an exception when there's something important to say. Today, I'm going to criticise a lot of our industry's understanding of support. Who is this article for? It's for every software engineer giving support to users and/or customers, and every manager who works … Continue reading The 5 Golden Rules of Giving Awesome Customer Support
The Caveats of Dual-Licensing
We've been in business for more than one year now with our dual-licensing strategy for jOOQ. While this strategy has worked very well for us, it has also been a bit of a challenge for some of our customers. Today, we're going to show you what caveats of dual-licensing we've run into. Our dual-licensing strategy … Continue reading The Caveats of Dual-Licensing
The “Free”, “Standard”, “Open” Software Heresy
There are those people that have a strong, dogmatic belief in what they call "Free" or "Standard" or "Open" software. One of those individuals is Jimmie (let's call him Jimmie in this article) who has responded to an article about Java persistence by Marco Behler on TheServerSide. Let me cite Jimmie's response here: JPA is … Continue reading The “Free”, “Standard”, “Open” Software Heresy
What if Developing a Simple Data Management Application Just Took 1-2 Days?
What if developing an application just took 1-2 days? What if I can create it myself with only 10 clicks? What if I don't need you developers anymore? Said every manager since the beginning of history. This is what all managers dream of. Click click click, next next next, and you're done! Easy, right? Time-to-market: … Continue reading What if Developing a Simple Data Management Application Just Took 1-2 Days?
Modern Shareholder Value Hopes
So, everyone is discussing the $19B Facebook / Whatsapp deal, discussing it on every media. And Zuck says it was actually a bargain. Yeah right. A bargain. Read CNN's 10 other things Facebook could have bought with $19 billion. We at Data Geekery are more down to earth, selling actual value to our own customers. … Continue reading Modern Shareholder Value Hopes