Open Source

Enterprise software companies now offering ‘freemium’ editions of apps

Not only is open source being adopted by more enterprise software vendors, we're also seeing increased use of free trial software

Richard Stallman joins call for Oracle to divest MySQL

Prominent software activist says Oracle must be prevented from taking control of MySQL, urges Europe's antitrust regulator to demand divestment

MySQL cofounder says Oracle should sell database

MySQL needs a home where there will be no conflicts of interest, says the creator of the open-source database

Gartner on the evolving nature of open source

Has open source sold out? Or is it just part of the mainstream?

IntelliJ IDEA Open Sourced!!!

JetBrains readies open source version of its Java IDE

Company to offer free edition of its IntelliJ IDEA technology alongside commercial version

Groovy hip tip: to use or not to use setters and getters

The best free open source software for Mac OS X

If you live and work on a Mac, you'll want to try these 10 killer open source apps -- InfoWorld's top picks

Cloud vendor Zimory adds database oomph using virtualization

With Zimory's new database architecture, code-named Spree, customers will be able to mix and match open source and commercial databases

Customers, not just vendors, contribute to software bloat

Whether it's commercial open source, open core, or traditional software, vendors add features in response to customers' business issues