Running software as a service using unmodified GPL(v2+) program as a core dependency: must the SaaS source code be released?
I’m designing a software as a service project which will only be accessed online. I may have a hard dependency on an executable which is covered by GNU GPL (v2 or later).
Are there any conceptual drawbacks to building a web app with C++ and MySQL?
I’ve inherited a pretty interesting project where there is a good opportunity to take an existing piece of software and turn it into a SaaS web app. As the project is inherited, the code base/ framework is already defined as C++ and MySQL. The app itself is compiled and run as an EXE on Windows Server. The UI is web based and the app works as a kind of server. From what I do know of modern web apps, this is perhaps an unusual choice. These days, most people seem to opt for a PHP framework or Ruby on Rails. Certainly that is the impression I get from reading blogs on the subject. So, I’m very interested to know if a C++ EXE backed by MySQL is a solid foundation for a web app, or whether we should be looking to build in another way?
Should all new web projects build their backend based on xml/json result sets? [closed]
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What are options for 3rd Party Centralized Software Settings Management?
I am an architect in an enterprise looking to build a SaaS solution. Our products are distributed over many different deployable containers, Web Services, Web UI’s, etc.
What is the origin of the phrase “SaaS”?
Recently I heard someone say they built a “SaaS” application. At first I thought “this guy knows something new”, and I figured SaaS was some hyped enterprise framework or design pattern, but after looking up the SaaS Wikipedia page I realized it’s similar in meaning to “web app”.
One codebase – lots of hosted services (similar to a basecamp style service) – planning structure
We have built a service (PHP Based) for a client, and are now looking to offer it to other clients as a hosted service. For this example, think of it like a hosted forum service, where a client signs up on our site, and is given a subdomain or can use their own domain, and the code picks up the domain, checks it against a ‘master’ users table, and then loads the content as needed.
Generate commercial license key for web service
Background I have a business question regarding web-based software licensing. A number of web sites offer software as a service for various APIs. A good example is Google’s Custom Search API. The process to use web services typically resembles: Account. User creates an account. Server. User defines the IP address(es) of the server(s) that will […]
Single-Tenant Databases – creating and updating new tenants via PHP
We’ve built a single-tenant webapp in PHP and as it stands each hosted ‘site’ has its own database.
How do SaaS companies provide data liberation services? [closed]
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Usage of mix licensies in commercial use [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: Can I use GPL, LGPL, MPL licensed packages with my application and make it closed source? (5 answers) Closed 9 years ago. I’m developing a CMS, inside it I use many various plugins/addons wich licenses mostly like MIT, GNU, GPL (such as jQuery, nivoSlider, DataTables and so on..). After […]