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97% of commercial software runs MIT-licensed open source, removing dev tool barriers, DHTMLX finds

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53% of organizations cite zero license cost as the top reason for adopting open source software, according to the 2025 State of Open Source Report.

WARSAW, Poland, July 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition team today released an analysis of recent open-source adoption research examining how licensing models influence developer tool adoption and software component selection. The analysis finds that permissive licensing has evolved from a developer preference into a practical requirement for many organizations evaluating software components, frameworks, and user interface libraries.

According to the 2025 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) Report from Black Duck, open source components now appear in 97% of commercial software applications, highlighting the extent to which modern software development depends on reusable open-source technologies.

Licensing compatibility, legal clarity, procurement requirements, and long-term maintainability increasingly influence whether software teams can move a component from evaluation into production.

Open Source Has Become the Foundation of Modern Software Development 

Research published in the 2025 OSSRA Report found that 97% of commercial software contains open-source components, based on an analysis of more than 900 commercial codebases across 17 industries. The finding reflects a broader shift in software development practices, where organizations increasingly build products by combining proprietary code with open-source frameworks, libraries, and infrastructure tools.

The widespread adoption of open source has changed how development teams evaluate software. Rather than asking whether open source is appropriate for commercial use, organizations now focus on identifying components that align with security, compliance, and operational requirements.

As open source becomes the default foundation for modern software, licensing considerations become increasingly important during the evaluation process. For development teams building project management, scheduling, and workflow applications, component selection often depends as much on licensing flexibility as on technical functionality.

The importance of open source extends beyond individual applications. In a January 2026 call for evidence, the European Commission estimated that open source software now underpins between 70% and 90% of all code in the digital economy. The finding reinforces how deeply embedded open-source technologies have become across modern software development, infrastructure, and digital services.

MIT Licensing Has Become the Dominant Commercial Model

According to the 2025 OSSRA Report, the MIT license appeared in 92% of audited commercial codebases, making it one of the most widely adopted open-source licenses in commercial software development. The report attributes much of this adoption to the license’s permissive structure, which allows developers to modify, distribute, and integrate software into proprietary products with relatively few restrictions.

The popularity of MIT licensing reflects a practical reality for software organizations. Development teams frequently need to integrate third-party tools into products that may be sold commercially, deployed internally, or customized for client environments. Licenses that introduce legal uncertainty or compatibility concerns can create friction during procurement and deployment.

As organizations seek to reduce those barriers, permissive licensing models continue gaining traction across the software ecosystem.

Cost Remains the Primary Driver of Open Source Adoption 

The 2025 State of Open Source Report, published by Perforce OpenLogic in partnership with the Eclipse Foundation and the Open Source Initiative, found that 53% of organizations identified “no license cost” as the primary reason for adopting open-source software. Among government and public-sector respondents, that figure rose to 92%.

While open source is often discussed in terms of flexibility and innovation, the findings suggest that financial considerations remain a major factor in adoption decisions. Licensing costs can influence project budgets, procurement timelines, and the ability of teams to experiment with new technologies before committing to large-scale implementation.

The report also highlights how cost considerations frequently affect adoption long before technical evaluation begins. Many organizations must secure stakeholder approval, procurement sign-off, or budget allocation before introducing new tools into production environments. A component that can be evaluated without upfront licensing commitments often allows development teams to move more quickly from research and prototyping into real-world testing. As software budgets face increasing scrutiny, reducing financial friction can become just as important as reducing technical friction.

For organizations evaluating developer tools, a permissive open-source option can reduce both financial and administrative barriers during the evaluation stage. Teams can assess functionality, test integrations, and build prototypes without immediately entering commercial licensing discussions.

Open Source Usage Continues to Grow Across Organizations

The same 2025 State of Open Source Report found that 96% of organizations either maintained or increased their use of open-source software during the previous year, while 26% reported significantly increasing adoption.

The consistency of these figures suggests that open source is no longer a temporary cost-saving measure or an alternative development approach. Instead, it has become a long-term strategic component of software development and digital transformation initiatives.

As software ecosystems become increasingly interconnected, organizations continue seeking technologies that provide flexibility, transparency, and community support. Open-source projects often align with those priorities because they allow development teams to inspect source code, customize implementations, and avoid vendor lock-in concerns. The result is a software landscape where open-source adoption continues expanding across organizations of all sizes.

The Industry Has Shifted Toward Permissive Licensing Models

Research published by analyst firm RedMonk in 2026 found that permissive licenses accounted for 82% of GitHub-hosted open-source projects at their peak in 2022, remaining at 73% in 2025 despite broader changes in licensing discussions.

The long-term trend reflects a structural shift toward licenses that prioritize ease of adoption and compatibility. While different licensing models continue serving different purposes, permissive licenses increasingly dominate projects intended for broad commercial use.

For developer tools, this trend is particularly significant. Components that require integration into existing applications often face adoption challenges when licensing terms create uncertainty. Legal reviews, procurement requirements, and compatibility concerns can all slow implementation timelines, especially within larger organizations. By contrast, permissive licenses generally reduce those concerns and make it easier for teams to move from evaluation to implementation.

The shift also reflects broader changes in how software is built. Modern applications frequently depend on dozens or even hundreds of third-party libraries, frameworks, and services. In these environments, licensing compatibility becomes a practical operational consideration rather than a purely legal one. The findings suggest that licensing strategy has become a competitive factor in developer tool adoption, influencing whether a project is evaluated, approved, and ultimately adopted within production environments.

What This Means for Teams Evaluating Project Management Components

The broader adoption trends highlighted in the research help explain why permissively licensed developer tools continue gaining attention across software teams. DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition was recently released as a free JavaScript Gantt chart component distributed under the MIT license. The component enables developers to build project management and scheduling interfaces for commercial, internal, and open-source applications while retaining the flexibility commonly associated with permissive open-source software.

The Community Edition includes a configurable task grid, zoomable timeline, project and milestone support, dependency links, drag-and-drop scheduling, smart rendering, templates, plugins, TypeScript definitions, accessibility support, touch support, and localization capabilities across 50+ languages.

According to public repository data, the DHTMLX/gantt GitHub project has accumulated approximately 1,800 stars and more than 350 forks as of June 2026. The component supports integration with JavaScript applications as well as React, Angular, Vue, and Svelte environments.

The analysis suggests that tools released under permissive licenses may encounter fewer adoption barriers because organizations can evaluate and integrate them without many of the licensing restrictions associated with proprietary alternatives.

Methodology

This analysis synthesized findings from the Black Duck 2025 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) Report, the 2025 State of Open Source Report published by Perforce OpenLogic in partnership with the Eclipse Foundation and the Open Source Initiative, RedMonk’s 2026 analysis of open-source licensing trends, and European Commission research examining the economic impact of open-source software.

The reviewed research covered commercial software adoption, licensing patterns, organizational usage trends, and economic outcomes associated with open-source ecosystems. All findings referenced in this release originate from publicly available research published between 2021 and 2026.

FAQ

What is DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition? 

DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition is a free JavaScript Gantt chart component released under the MIT license. It allows developers to build project management and scheduling interfaces for commercial, internal, and open-source applications.

What does the MIT license actually allow teams to do?

MIT licensing allows developers and organizations to use, modify, distribute, and integrate software into proprietary or commercial applications while complying with relatively simple attribution requirements.

What core features are included in the Community Edition?

DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition includes a configurable task grid, zoomable timeline, project and milestone support, dependency links, drag-and-drop scheduling, templates, plugins, TypeScript definitions, accessibility support, touch support, and 50+ localization options.

Can DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition be used in a commercial product?

DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition can be integrated into commercial software products because it is distributed under the MIT license, which permits commercial use and distribution.

How is the Community Edition different from the previous GPL-licensed Standard Edition?

DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition is distributed under the MIT license, providing a more permissive licensing model. DHTMLX Gantt PRO remains the paid edition for organizations requiring advanced project management functionality, enterprise-oriented features, and official vendor support.

About DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition

DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition is a free JavaScript Gantt chart component available under the MIT license. The project enables developers to build project management and scheduling interfaces for web applications using plain JavaScript or frameworks including React, Angular, Vue, and Svelte.

Learn more about DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition at https://dhtmlx.com/docs/products/dhtmlxGantt/open-source/.

Source: DHTMLX Gantt Community Edition
Contact: Kate Konyukh
Email:contact@dhtmlx.com

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UGREEN’s Productivity Collection Brings High-Power Charging and Connectivity to the Apple Workflow

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DUBAI, UAE and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As MacBook and other Apple devices make it easier to work from anywhere, reliable power and seamless connectivity remain essential to a productive workflow. UGREEN’s new Productivity Collection brings both together, featuring chargers that power several devices at once with automatic balancing, and docks that integrate external displays and accessories into a single desk setup.

The flagship Nexode Pro 160W Charger with Retractable Cable puts out up to 160W of power, enough to charge two laptops at once, or power up to four devices together, including a laptop, tablet, smartphone and camera. The charger automatically adjusts power distribution, while a smart display shows real-time power, voltage and temperature. What sets it apart is the built-in retractable USB-C cable, which pulls out to eight different lengths to reduce cable clutter.

For a professional Apple workstation, the Nexode Pro 300W Desktop Charger consolidates device cables into one 8-port hub, including six USB-C ports, one USB-A and one DC output. It supports up to 300W in total and up to 140W from each of ports C1 to C3, enough for high-performance laptops, while a built-in smart display shows real-time charging and connection status at a glance.

When it comes to travel and outdoor use, the Nexode Pro Power Bank keeps an Apple ecosystem running with a 25,000mAh capacity and up to 200W of total output. Its built-in retractable and fixed USB-C cables deliver up to 100W each. Paired with an additional USB-C and USB-A port, it can charge up to four devices simultaneously.

For MacBook users with demanding workflows, the Revodok Max 11-in-1 Docking Station USB4 supports a single 4K@240Hz display or dual extended 4K@120Hz monitors, plus up to 20Gbps data transfer through a single USB4 port.

Price and Availability:

The Productivity Collection is now available across Amazon KSA, Amazon UAE, noon KSA and noon UAE:

Nexode Pro 160W Charger with Retractable Cable (SAR459; AED459)Nexode Pro 300W Desktop Charger (SAR699; AED699)Nexode Pro Power Bank 25000mAh 200W (SAR399; AED399)Revodok Max 11-in-1 Docking Station USB4 (SAR529; AED529)

About UGREEN:

UGREEN is a leading global consumer technology company. Since its founding in 2012, UGREEN has upheld its core values of being user-centric, sincere, and dedicated. With a global presence under the renowned “UGREEN” brand, its business covers over 180 countries and regions, serving more than 300 million users.

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Onodrim Industries secures $300 million Series A at $1.3 billion valuation to strengthen Europe’s defence and industrial foundations

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AMSTERDAM, Nov. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Onodrim Industries (“Onodrim”), the European defence and industrial scale-up platform, today announced a $300 million Series A led by Lux Capital, with participation from new and existing investors including General Catalyst, Lakestar, Altimeter, Strike Capital, 137 Ventures, 8090, Expeditions, and more. The financing values Onodrim at $1.3 billion and follows the $45 million seed round announced earlier this year.

Onodrim will use the capital to acquire established businesses across aerospace and defence, and industrial manufacturing. The company takes controlling stakes with permanent capital and applies cutting-edge technology, operational and business development expertise to accelerate their growth. Onodrim focuses on dual-use businesses in critical industries across supply chains, services, and products that solve major bottlenecks for the European defence industry. Onodrim and its companies are united by a common mission: strengthening Europe’s defence and industrial foundations.

“Europe has no shortage of exceptional companies. The challenge has been access to the resources needed to help them grow at the scale and speed the moment demands,” said Aistis Šimaitis, Co-Founder and CEO of Onodrim. “We are bringing permanent capital, technology and world-class operators to Europe’s best companies, giving them the resources to expand, compete and strengthen the continent’s defence industrial base.”

“Europe needs a stronger industrial foundation to meet the security challenges ahead,” said Brandon Reeves, Partner at Lux Capital. “We see an enormous opportunity to bring a new model of ownership and investment to the continent’s most important businesses. Aistis and Alex have assembled an exceptional team with the technical depth and operational experience to realize that opportunity, combining permanent capital with the ambition to build businesses for the long term.”

Onodrim expects to announce its first acquisitions in the coming months. The company is also expanding its European presence with the office openings of Onodrim Germany in Munich and Onodrim Italy in Turin, joining its existing offices in Amsterdam, London and Vilnius.

“Every country needs to be in control of its own destiny, and that starts with what it can build,” said Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, President and Managing Director at General Catalyst. “Europe’s established manufacturers already have the expertise, customers, and trust. What they need is technology that helps them evolve and take on larger programmes. Aistis and Alex have reimagined what an industrial group can be, matching world-class engineering talent with deep respect for the businesses they join. That is how Europe’s industrial base renews itself from within.”

Onodrim is led by Co-Founder and CEO Aistis Šimaitis, a former advisor to the Lithuanian Government and technology leader at Palantir Technologies, who holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford, and Co-Founder and CTO Alexander Blessing, formerly Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies, who holds degrees from Stanford University and the University of Cambridge. Christian Garrett, Partner at 137 Ventures, is also a co-founder.

The company has assembled a global and diverse team spanning private equity, aerospace and defence, technology, and government. Its shared purpose is to rebuild Europe’s industrial capacity and strengthen its security.

Companies backed by Onodrim gain capital, operational, business development, and technology resources to grow faster, take on larger programmes and serve customers across Europe. They also gain access to engineering teams that can develop new products and modernize manufacturing and operations, backed by a platform built to scale alongside them.

“Our approach at Onodrim is rooted in long-term partnership and collaboration. We believe Europe’s industrial champions are built by investing in great businesses, empowering the people behind them and giving them the resources to grow for the long term,” said Alex Blessing. “We welcome approaches from owners of defence, aerospace, manufacturing and industrial businesses who share this ambition, as well as exceptional engineering and operational talent looking to help build Europe’s industrial future.”

About Onodrim Industries

Onodrim Industries is a European, technology-driven scale-up platform that strengthens the continent’s defence and industrial foundations. It brings technology, capital and operational expertise to critical industries, including defence, aerospace, and manufacturing. Its leadership draws on senior experience in private equity, government, advanced engineering and global technology companies.

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NIAGARA NETWORKS INTRODUCES ECH-AWARE TLS 1.3 DECRYPTION WITH POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY & 90+ Gbps PERFORMANCE

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New ePacketron capabilities combine selective encrypted traffic inspection, post-quantum key exchange & million-session scalability, with live demonstrations at Cisco Live Melbourne 2026, Booth B14

FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Niagara Networks, a Silicon Valley-based provider of high-performance Network Intelligence and visibility solutions, today announced new TLS 1.3 decryption capabilities for its ePacketron platform, extending encrypted traffic visibility with Encrypted Client Hello (ECH)-aware selective inspection, Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) support & high-performance TLS processing.

The enhanced solution delivers over 90 Gbps of TLS decryption throughput, supports up to 110,000 new decrypted TLS sessions per second & scales to 1 million concurrent decrypted sessions, according to Niagara Networks’ performance testing.

Addressing the Next Generation of Encrypted Traffic Visibility
As TLS 1.3 adoption accelerates and encryption standards evolve, traditional network visibility architectures face growing challenges in maintaining access to security-relevant traffic. Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), defined in RFC 9849, protects sensitive TLS handshake information, including the actual destination hostname, reducing the effectiveness of conventional passive monitoring and hostname-based security policies.

At the same time, the transition toward post-quantum cryptography introduces new key-exchange mechanisms that security infrastructure must support to maintain effective inspection. Niagara Networks addresses these challenges by extending its ePacketron Network Intelligence platform with advanced TLS interception, intelligent policy enforcement & quantum-resistant key-exchange support.

Rather than relying on ECH blocking or downgrading connections to non-ECH TLS, ePacketron is designed to maintain ECH-aware negotiation for supported enterprise-managed clients while enabling authorized, policy-driven inspection.

ECH-Aware Decryption Meets Post-Quantum TLS
The enhanced ePacketron TLS decryption engine introduces capabilities designed to preserve security visibility as encrypted communications evolve:

ECH-Aware TLS 1.3 Decryption: Supports selective interception of eligible ECH-protected connections without stripping or downgrading ECH, subject to enterprise certificate trust & client compatibility.Post-Quantum Cryptography by Default: Supports hybrid TLS 1.3 key exchange using X25519MLKEM768 as the preferred configuration, combining classical X25519 with ML-KEM-768.  ML-KEM-1024 is also supported when negotiated with compatible peers.High-Performance TLS Decryption: Delivers over 90 Gbps decrypted throughput, with decrypted traffic mirrored to downstream security tools.  Million-Session Scalability: Supports up to 110,000 new decrypted TLS sessions per second & 1 million concurrent decrypted TLS sessions.Policy-Based Selective Inspection: Enables organizations to apply configurable TLS handling policies, including decryption, logging, blocking or encrypted bypass, based on supported destination intelligence & security requirements.Optimized Security Tool Delivery: Integrates with Niagara Networks’ packet broker architecture to deliver selected decrypted traffic to existing NDR, IDS/IPS, SOC & NOC monitoring platforms.

Extending Network Intelligence Beyond Traditional Packet Brokers

The new capabilities build on Niagara Networks’ ePacketron acceleration architecture, which provides up to 600 Gbps of advanced Layer 4–7 packet processing through a dedicated Network Intelligence layer.

By offloading compute-intensive TLS decryption, traffic filtering, packet transformation & optimization from downstream security tools, ePacketron helps organizations improve inspection efficiency while extending the value of their existing security infrastructure.

The architecture combines encrypted traffic intelligence with high-performance packet processing, allowing security teams to prioritize traffic requiring deeper analysis while preserving encrypted communications that do not require inspection.

Decrypt What Matters. Bypass What Is Private.

This approach enables a more selective model for encrypted traffic visibility, balancing security requirements, privacy considerations & operational performance.

“Encryption is evolving faster than traditional network visibility architectures. With ECH-aware TLS inspection, post-quantum key-exchange support & high-performance decryption, we are extending ePacketron beyond conventional packet brokering into a new generation of Network Intelligence,” said Ben Askarinam, Founder & CEO of Niagara Networks. “Our objective is to give organizations greater control over encrypted traffic visibility while helping their existing security infrastructure operate more efficiently.”

“Supporting modern TLS 1.3 inspection requires more than raw decryption throughput. It requires compatibility with emerging encryption standards, scalable session processing & intelligent traffic handling,” said Vitaliy Ivanov, Vice President of Software Engineering at Niagara Networks. ” We built ePacketron from the ground up to combine ECH-aware interception, post-quantum key exchange and selective policy enforcement, helping security teams maintain actionable visibility as TLS evolves.”

Live Demonstrations at Cisco Live Melbourne 2026

Niagara Networks will showcase its enhanced ePacketron TLS decryption solution at Cisco Live Melbourne, November 9–12, 2026, Booth B14.

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Availability
The enhanced TLS 1.3 decryption capabilities are released for the ePacketron platform with FabricFlow 12.14 ver. Product availability, supported deployment configurations & licensing details will be provided by Niagara Networks.

 
Niagara Networks is a Silicon Valley-based company delivering high-performance, reliable network visibility and traffic delivery solutions for mission-critical environments. Its solutions empower Security and Network Operations Centers (SOC/NOC) with actionable intelligence across physical, virtual & cloud networks. Niagara Networks provides the building blocks for advanced visibility architectures, including network packet brokers, bypass switches, network TAPs, Network Intelligence acceleration & centralized management software. For more information, visit www.niagaranetworks.com.

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