451 CAOS Theory » CouchDB – sink or swim?
CouchDB – sink or swim? Matthew Aslett, December 17, 2012 @ 12:31 pm ET CouchDB – up a creek without a paddle? Image source: bobbyfeind on Flickr Almost a year ago Apache CouchDB creator Damien Katz announced that he would no longer be contributing to the CouchDB document database project he had created, choosing instead to focus on the development of Couchbase Server 2.0, which united CouchDB wit
451 CAOS Theory » The future of open source licensing
The future of open source licensing Matthew Aslett, August 25, 2010 @ 7:57 am ET There has been plenty of discussion around our recent post arguing that we have entered a new era of open source commercialisation strategies. “Open source 4.0″, characterized by corporate-dominated development communities, is upon us with increased emphasis on collaborative development for non-differentiating code. I
451 CAOS Theory » MySQL at the core of commercial open source
Oracle last week quietelyannounced the addition of new extended capabilities in MySQL Enterprise Edition, confirming the adoption of the open core licensing strategy, as we reported last November. The news was both welcomed and derided. Rather than re-hashing previous arguments about open core licensing, what interests me more about the move is how it illustrates the different strategies adopted b
451 CAOS Theory » Red Hat considering NoSQL/Hadoop acquisition
InternetNews.com yesterday published an article based on an interview with Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst asking the question “Is Red Hat Interested in the Database Market?” In truth there was no real need to ask the question, as Whitehurst’s comments made it pretty clear that Red Hat is interested in the database market, and specifically the NoSQL database market. “When I say I don’t want to be a dat
451 CAOS Theory » Eclipse illustrates open source development diversity
One of the common myths about open source software is that it is developed by communities of individuals. It is a myth that continues to propagate despite multiple sources of data that show the depth and breadth of corporate contributions to open source software. Communities come in many shapes and sizes, however, and corporate-dominated projects don’t necessarily mean a lack of community or colla
451 CAOS Theory » Further thoughts on the decline of ‘open source’ as a competitive differentiator
This week’s post on the decreased use of the term ‘open source’ as an identifying differentiator in some companies’ marketing material generated a lot of attention and comment, with numerous industry watchers pitching in their perspectives on the reasons for the decline. If you haven’t read the original post it might be worth doing so for context before continuing with this post. Various explanat
451 CAOS Theory » The decline of ‘open source’ as an identifying differentiator
I’ve been examining the trend of open source-related vendors disengaging from open source development and licensing as part of my research for the next CAOS research report. One of the things that I have observed in relation to open source-related business strategies in recent months is the decreased use of the term ‘open source’ as an identifying differentiator in some companies’ marketing materi
451 CAOS Theory » Necessity is the mother of NoSQL
As we noted last week, necessity is one of the six key factors that are driving the adoption of alternative data management technologies identified in our latest long format report, NoSQL, NewSQL and Beyond. Necessity is particularly relevant when looking at the history of the NoSQL databases. While it is easy for the incumbent database vendor to dismiss the various NoSQL projects as development p
451 CAOS Theory » Is MySQL open core?
Or, how we evaluate a company’s open source-related business strategy. Godwin’s law states: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches”. An online discussion about open source-related business strategies is no exception. However, long before the Nazi comparison it is inevitable that someone will ask “is MySQL open core?”. I updated
451 CAOS Theory » Open core by the numbers
Given the ongoing and recently increased interest in the open core licensing strategy there have been numerous statements made about its relative popularity, the reasons for its adoption, and the impact it has on collaborative development. As part of our recently released report on the evolution of open source-related business strategies we evaluated the strategies of 300 companies that are engage
451 CAOS Theory » VC funding for OSS-related vendors up 11.5% in Q2
Venture capital funding for open source software-related vendors increased 11.5% in the second quarter, the third consecutive quarter of positive growth following a 6% rise in 4Q09 and a 38% increase in 1Q10. According to our preliminary figures, OSS-related vendors raise $141.7m in Q2, compared to $127.1m a year ago. There were 21 deals in the quarter and 20 with a disclosed deal size, the same a
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