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Major GeeksJan 18, 2026
Mozilla Thunderbird Eclipse Portable 147.0
Mozilla Thunderbird Eclipse Portable is an email client designed with a focus on safety, speed, and ease of use. It comes equipped with a variety of built-in features that enhance the user experience. [License: Open Source | Requires: 11|10 | Size: 159 MB ]

ComputerWorldMar 28, 2024
Software vendors dump open source, go for the cash grab
Essentially, all software is built using open source. By Synopsys' count, 96% of all codebases contain open-source software.

Lately, though, there's been a very disturbing trend. A company will make its program using open source, make millions from it, and then — and only then — switch licenses, leaving their contributors, customers, and partners in the lurch as they try to grab billions. I'm sick of it.

The latest IT melodrama baddie is Redis. Its program, which goes by the same name, is an extremely popular in-memory database. (Unless you're a developer, chances are you've never heard of it.) One recent valuation shows Redis to be worth about $2 billion — even without an AI play! That, anyone can understand.

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