[saltminer]

We have been informed they are dropping their academic list pricing entirely, which will cause many institutions to pay double or even triple what they do now. As a result, several major universities (specifically the Big Ten but I'm sure many others are as well) are looking into alternatives to reduce license costs ahead of next year's contract negotiations.

Source: Someone higher up in my department.

[yummypaint]

There are open source alternatives. Perhaps they could even help contribute to development? Those licenses must not be cheap, seems like the money would be better used paying OSS developers. A few big institutions making an effort to free themselves of commercial software might have a meaningful impact.