Earlier quoted context omitted.
Gitlab is the most modern i can think of.
In what way is gitlab legacy software?
He must have misread legacy as legendary.
Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
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Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#22What are the best alternatives to Virtual Box?
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#23Hmm, selling software by embedded a purchase agreement in the EULA. That's innovation at Oracle? Seems like scammers should be ignored. Anyone can send you a bill, doesn't mean you should pay it.
Dear Oracle, I am ready to pay the bill. Please reply with your bank account details. EULA: [ Lots of boring text ] By replying to this e-mail you irrevocably agree to a $50,000 processing fee. [ Lots of other text ]
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Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#24If my employer's C-levels saw this headline, they'd probably just ban Oracle outright and kill me several-VM lab env.
Never let a crisis go to waste. Use it as an opportunity to get buy in for time and resources to replace VirtualBox with something more open. If you write code as part of the initiative, and it's not specific to your business, try to contribute it back to the community.
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#25What are the best alternatives to Virtual Box?
Yes .. specifically, I use vanilla VB to drive Vagrant. I noticed that libvirt seems to be an alternative .. does it work well? Any other options?
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#26Not really sure what alternative people would prefer here. DRM to ensure it doesn't run at all unless it can contact a license server? Complete with licensing related outages? Oracle's approach here isn't especially unusual and seems better than video game style DRM. Always run, ping home and let pirates be mopped up asynchronously or (more commonly) businesses that just aren't disciplined about licensing contacted t…
Lots of software provides base software and free trial of premium features with time limit without a paid license.
And so does Oracle. You usually only pay if it's in production. But again - at some point there needs to be some mechanism to catch people who don't pay. All other alternatives seem to be more aggressive and worse.