Alain Raynaud SoftwareBillOfRights.org aka FairSoftware.net

How do you make money with Open Source?

How do you make money with Open Source?

The service model The distribution with value added model The double license model The mutualization model

The service model

The distribution with value added model

The double license model

The mutualization model

1. Write Code 2. Sell Program 3. Repeat

1. Write Code

2. Sell Program

3. Repeat

Code Argue with other coders Hawaii vacation ($$$)

Code

Argue with other coders

Hawaii vacation ($$$)

Born when Open Source meant publishing your code in magazines Customers suck

Born when Open Source meant publishing your code in magazines

Customers suck

Aunt Abby will never open the source

Aunt Abby will never open the source

If you make money with my code, you owe me some of it

If you make money with my code, you owe me some of it

Project Governance Co-Founder Co-Founder Contributor Contributor Contributor

OPEN MANAGEMENT Every Project Participant can be part of the decision-making processes that affect the Project. EQUAL RIGHTS All Project Participants have equal rights in the decision-making processes, based on the individual size of the share each Project Participant has in the Project. REVENUE SHARING Every Project Participant participates in the sharing of revenue created through the Project; the size of each Project Participant's share will be determined based on their individual contribution. TRANSPARENCY The decision-making and the voting process, and the decisions and votes, will be available for review by each and every Project Participant.

OPEN MANAGEMENT

Every Project Participant can be part of the decision-making processes that affect the Project.

EQUAL RIGHTS

All Project Participants have equal rights in the decision-making processes, based on the individual size of the share each Project Participant has in the Project.

REVENUE SHARING

Every Project Participant participates in the sharing of revenue created through the Project; the size of each Project Participant's share will be determined based on their individual contribution.

TRANSPARENCY

The decision-making and the voting process, and the decisions and votes, will be available for review by each and every Project Participant.

SBR uses the concept of shares, like corporations Be capitalist (I’m the boss with 99%), or be egalitarian (1 share each)

SBR uses the concept of shares, like corporations

Be capitalist (I’m the boss with 99%), or be egalitarian (1 share each)

IP Licensing: Developers (members) have access rights to the code Customers buy the final product and have usage rights

IP Licensing:

Developers (members) have access rights to the code

Customers buy the final product and have usage rights

How To Protect Your Open Source Project From Poisonous People http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4216011961522818645

If you have an e-mail, I can give you a share of my revenue 06/06/09 Confidential and Proprietary - FairSoftware, Inc

If you have an e-mail, I can give you a share of my revenue

We support: 06/06/09 Confidential and Proprietary - FairSoftware, Inc

We support:

Problem: Free: do whatever you want Fair: you must pay But… Can we get rid of the free (beer) and keep the free(dom)?

Problem:

Free: do whatever you want

Fair: you must pay

But…

Can we get rid of the free (beer) and keep the free(dom)?

You can help make the SBR more Open SoftwareBillOfRights.org

You can help make the SBR more Open