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By: Russell Nelson
Re: So what is an FSB anyway?
FSB archives available
Re: So what is an FSB anyway?
Re: So what is an FSB anyway?
The Free Rider Problem
Bootstrapping a FSB
Re: So what is an FSB anyway?
Good luck!
UnixTeX business going under
Books I've found useful
My general advice (for what it's worth)
Ways to make money off free software
Mark Miller in PC Magazine
Advertising on Usenet
Advertising on Usenet
Strange "User Views" in Network World
Market Research and the Internet
User Views
Vendors without a clue
Economics of software distribution
Economics of software distribution
Economics of software distribution
I think I'm beginning to understand.
Three Administrivia
Access to free software
Access to free software
Interesting model for free software
Interesting discussion
embedded systems vs. GPL
embedded systems vs. GPL
embedded systems vs. GPL
Need arguments Pro LGPL
Interesting contract
Cost of support (article in NY Times)
Brad Cox paper on asylum
fsb Archive?
payment aggregator service?
payment aggregator service?
payment aggregator service?
payment aggregator service?
payment aggregator service?
February 1997
retainers?
Re: Is anyone selling support with a retainer?
March 1997
Russ Nelson, schemer
September 1997
Studies
Free Software in Embedded Systems (was Re: Studies)
Free Software in Embedded Systems (was Re: Studies)
Marketing the Invisible
Free Software in Embedded Systems (was Re: Studies)
November 1997
Studies
Studies
Studies
Studies
Studies
Studies
Archives?
December 1997
Free software usage counts?
Studies
The name of the Freed OS is Linux
Studies
Studies
Studies
Meeting the MS challenge
Meeting the MS challenge
Meeting the MS challenge
Meeting the MS challenge
Value returned from free(d) software
Value returned from free(d) software
Value returned from free(d) software
Value returned from free(d) software
developers & marketing
terms
Re: Control of collaborative development projects?
Re: Control of collaborative development projects?
administrivia
terms
why we use what we use
gdb
Cygnus and proprietary software
Cygnus and proprietary software
Cygnus and proprietary software
Cygnus and proprietary software
Cygnus and proprietary software
gdb
gdb
remove
Cygnus and proprietary software
Re: How to Raise money for Free Software...?
Unix mass-market freed software
List charter/IP avoidance
Re: GPL and FTP
Re: GPL and FTP
Cygnus and proprietary software
January 1998
Xdoom
Free Netscape and the Press ...
February 1998
Linux in the NYTimes
Your article in the globe (2/5)
Your article in the globe (2/5)
"open source" -- new term for libre software
"open source" -- new term for libre software
correction
open source definition
open source definition
It's Still Free Software
Thoughts on GPL
Thoughts on GPL
a different model - "publish or pay"
Thoughts on GPL
Thoughts on GPL
Thoughts on GPL
Thoughts on GPL
Thoughts on GPL
March 1998
www.opensource.org/secrets.html
Thoughts on GPL
Thoughts on GPL
Re: Thoughts on GPL (sales/marketing issues)
Thoughts on GPL
Netscape Public License
Apache and GIMP
taking heat for doing Windows
taking heat for doing Windows
April 1998
Free Qt Foundation
open source definition
Certification service
open source definition
open source definition
open source definition
A new(?) account for why free generates quality
Proprietary softare (was Re: open source definition)
Certification service
Re: Split fsb list
open source definition
open source definition
open source definition
open source definition
open source definition
[comp.os.linux.announce] LOCAL: Corel VNC/Open Source Public Announcement at OCLUG meeting
May 1998
Admin burden of proprietary licenses.
Corel announcement
I see why people use credit cards
June 1998
Reasons why being proprietary hurts you more than it helps
Reasons why being proprietary hurts you more than it helps
Blender.2
great quote
great quote
great quote
Stupid quote!
Will freeware change the business forever?
July 1998
Gimp Copyright issues
August 1998
Linux v. NT for EDA applications: panel discussion - FYI
Linux v. NT for EDA applications: panel discussion - FYI
Linux v. NT for EDA applications: panel discussion - FYI
That nasty four-letter word
A few thoughts.
A few thoughts.
A few thoughts.
A few thoughts.
A few thoughts.
A few thoughts.
Take the pledge (.org)
Take the pledge (.org)
OSDD?
A few thoughts.
OSDD?
OSDD?
OSDD?
Economics
Can open source cost money?
Can open source cost money?
Can open source cost money?
"University-style" vs "Berkeley" licenses
Can open source cost money?
"University-style" vs "Berkeley" licenses
"University-style" vs "Berkeley" licenses
programs vs. libraries
programs vs. libraries
programs vs. libraries
programs vs. libraries
programs vs. libraries
September 1998
"Reasonable Profits"
"Reasonable Profits"
"Reasonable Profits"
administrivia: anti-spam measures
Free Software Business Models
Motivating support contracts
Motivating support contracts
SELLING support contracts
Motivating support contracts
Hotmail is running on ???
Obviously RedHat has something to sell
Non-proprietary software?
Non-proprietary software?
November 1998
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Linsey Scale
Interesting Microsoft document
Interesting Microsoft document
Interesting Microsoft document
Interesting Microsoft document
Interesting Microsoft document
Interesting Microsoft document
Linsey Scale
Interesting Microsoft document
Interesting Microsoft document
Interesting Microsoft document
Linsey Scale
Interesting Microsoft document
Interesting Microsoft document
Linsey Scale
Interesting Microsoft document
Interesting Microsoft document
Linsey Scale
Interesting Microsoft document
Linsey Scale
Interesting Microsoft document
Re: How Microsoft Thinks
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
Re: How Microsoft Thinks
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
Re: How Microsoft Thinks
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
CDROM/book products
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
GPL and trademarks and brandnames...
December 1998
contra-ESR and the principle of infinite exploitation
contra-ESR and the principle of infinite exploitation
contra-ESR and the principle of infinite exploitation
Re: How Microsoft Thinks
Re: How Microsoft Thinks
March 1999
Nice article by Ousterhout
Advertising by Sendmail, Inc.
problems with open source
problems with open source
problems with open source
Not quite Open Source
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
You must read this
April 1999
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
What does "Free Software Winter" mean and why should we worry?
open source winter
Do We Need a New Evangelist
open source winter
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Commercializing Open Source Software
Commercializing Open Source Software
Commercializing Open Source Software
Do We Need a New Evangelist
proprietary -- a truism
Do We Need a New Evangelist
Re: John C. Dvorak column -- "What's Going On at Microsoft?"]
Big software struggles with open source
Re: anti/Law (an attempted explaination)...
May 1999
Reasons why being proprietary hurts you more than it helps
Reasons why being proprietary hurts you more than it helps
Reasons why being proprietary hurts you more than it helps
Reasons why being proprietary hurts you more than it helps
Reasons why being proprietary hurts you more than it helps
Microsoft may publish some source code
Microsoft may publish some source code
Re: OpenSources "opensourced"
Software Insurance.
Re: Exploring the limits of free software: Cygnus, and GPL
Re: OpenSources "opensourced"
Re: Exploring the limits of free software: Cygnus, and GPL
Exploring the limits of free software
Exploring the limits of free software
Funding Open Source Development
Exploring the limits of free software
the walls have ears
the walls have ears
From a mere reader
From a mere reader
In the long run
the walls have ears
the walls have ears
the walls have ears
Sun, BSD, and GNU
the walls have ears
Sun, BSD, and GNU
the walls have ears
June 1999
Sun, BSD, and GNU
Re: the walls have bears
the walls have ears
Re: the walls have bears
Re: the walls have beers
the walls have ears
Re: the walls have bears
the walls have ears
the walls have ears
the walls have ears
Re: People only buy support for bad software ?!?
Re: People only buy support for bad software ?!?
Take this analogy and fix it (car repair? _not_)
Re: People only buy support for bad software ?!?
code futures, hmmm
code futures, hmmm
GPL appropriate for business
Re: [was Cygnus] now Ghostscript and Aladdin
Unexercisable rights
Unexercisable rights
Cyclic, Cygnus, and Sendmail: Open Source business models
New ESR paper: The Magic Cauldron
New ESR paper: The Magic Cauldron
EROS license
EROS license
100 Acre Software...a look back
EROS license
EROS license
Returns to service professionals (was Re: New ESR paper: The Magic Cauldron)
eCos license [was Re: EROS license]
EROS license
EROS license
EROS license
EROS license
EROS license
Returns to service professionals (was Re: New ESR paper: The Magic Cauldron)
Debian out of hand?
July 1999
Debian out of hand?
Free software and free music have some similar problems.
Software Trademarks
August 1999
Linux market projections?
Linux Journal
September 1999
fsb case study pointers?
New angle on the patent problem
EY invests in online patent exchange
EY invests in online patent exchange
Why software patents are bad
Why software patents are bad
Why software patents are bad
Why software patents are bad
Why software patents are bad
Re: Open Content woes
Re: "On Virus" -- get real
Any objections to a mailing list?
balance
brands, trademarks, and the GPL
Re: [mark@primefactor.com: Patent Cross-License Agreement]
Re: Open Content woes
Possibly stupid GPL question
Possibly stupid GPL question
October 1999
Re: [ppc-mobo] Re: GPL-like hardware design license?
GPL-like hardware design license?
Brand name aspirin
Bruce 2.0 on the way!
GNU License for Hardware
Brand name aspirin
Re: [ppc-mobo] Re: GPL-like hardware design license?
GNU License for Hardware
GNU License for Hardware
GNU License for Hardware
"rights" and "freedoms"
GNU License for Hardware
GNU License for Hardware
"rights" and "freedoms"
UCITA?
"rights" and "freedoms"
GPL & interfaces
RMS messages not getting here
Re: [ppc-mobo] Re: GNU License for Hardware
Economics -- why it's important.
Open letter to those who believe in a right to free software
I'll be away
Open letter to those who believe in a right to free software
Open letter to those who believe in a right to free software
Open letter to those who believe in a right to free software
November 1999
freedom and human kindness (was Re: Open letter to those who believe in a right to free software)
Open letter to those who believe in a right to free software
Correlation between
ways of funding
The merger: a user's perspective
Archives?
Who holds the copyright? (was Re: The merger: a user's perspective)
The merger: a user's perspective
Who holds the copyright? (was Re: The merger: a user's perspective)
Re: Who holds the copyright?
Who holds the copyright? (was Re: The merger: a user's perspective)
The merger: a user's perspective
The merger: a user's perspective
The merger: a user's perspective
The merger: a user's perspective
Re: Who holds the copyright?
Re: Fear of Forking
Nobody has commented on this
Be and free software
Be and free software
Be and free software
Be and free software
free software vs. open source
free software vs. open source
Back to business [was: the Be thread]
So, tell me this is a stupid service to try to sell
forking the list considered harmful (was Re: free software vs. open source)
So, tell me this is a stupid service to try to sell
fsb-free is neither bsd-free nor gpl-free
sometimes license discussions are inevitable
Fiduciary limitations
What we're up to, was Re: forking the list considered harmful (was Re: free software vs. open
www.oreilly.com -- Tangled Webs: What Gives Them the Right?
www.oreilly.com -- Tangled Webs: What Gives Them the Right?
www.oreilly.com -- Tangled Webs: What Gives Them the Right?
www.oreilly.com -- Tangled Webs: What Gives Them the Right?
Re: warranties on software
Support as insurance
Support as insurance
Support as insurance
Support as insurance
Support as insurance
Support as insurance
December 1999
forking the list considered harmful (was Re: free software vs. open source)
the value chain
the value chain
Interesting business morality statement
new archive test
new archive test
January 2000
Red Hat does it again.
Re: Novel anti-software-patent article
Re: FSB marketing, was Re: Novel anti-software-patent article
Re: FSB Marketing
Re: FSB Marketing
Re: Novel anti-software-patent article
Re: FSB Marketing
Re: new archive test
Re: Ariba - open?
Re: Ariba - open?
February 2000
Re: Linux accounting software
I'm not moderating the list
March 2000
fixing bugs....
May 2000
Re: street performer protocol
Re: street performer protocol
In defense of the market
Re: street performer protocol
Re: In defense of the market
Re: street performer protocol
Re: street performer protocol
Re: street performer protocol
Re: street performer protocol
Re: FSBs and client-server
Re: FSBs and client-server
Re: FSBs and client-server
Re: FSBs and client-server
Who's running your business?
Re: Licenses vs. public domain
FSB's && libertarianism; also reply to Karsten
Re: Lessig/FSBs and client-server
July 2000
Re: The Death of Copyright
October 2000
Re: Open source PoS software?
Open-sourcing business operations code?
November 2000
Administrivia: list moderation
December 2000
Re: Latest on CPRM at the Register
February 2001
Re: PGP CREATOR, NAI SPLIT OVER OPEN SOURCE DIFFERENCES
Re: PGP CREATOR, NAI SPLIT OVER OPEN SOURCE DIFFERENCES
March 2001
Re: Please remove me from the list
April 2001
Re: Spam [Fwd: How to get rich.]
Re: [Freesw] Re: FreeDevelopers
May 2001
Re: Microsoft: Closed source is more secure
Re: Microsoft: Closed source is more secure
Re: Microsoft: Closed source is more secure
Re: Opportunity lost? Challenge declined!?
Re: [Freesw] priorart.org
Re: [Freesw] priorart.org
Re: Opportunity lost? Challenge declined!?
Re: Opportunity lost? Challenge declined!?
Re: [Freesw] priorart.org
Re: Opportunity lost? Challenge declined!? (LONG. COMPREHENSIVE)
Re: Opportunity lost? Challenge declined!?
Re: a model of competition between free and proprietary software
Re: a model of competition between free and proprietary software
Re: a model of competition between free and proprietary software
Re: a model of competition between free and proprietary software
Re: Opportunity lost? Challenge declined!? (LONG. COMPREHENSIVE)
June 2001
Re: MSIE "Smart Tags" -- what's the real deal?
August 2001
Re: July 24th Open Source Summit at O'Reilly Conference
Re: Artistic License Essay
New Business Model
September 2001
Re: As if the DMCA wasn't bad enough
Re: Lessig (was Re: As if the DMCA wasn't bad enough)
Re: Lessig (was Re: As if the DMCA wasn't bad enough)
Re: Lessig (was Re: As if the DMCA wasn't bad enough)
Re: ok, FSBs created schwag; now bet the farm on something better
an interesting reversal
October 2001
Re: Mandatory donations or build from CVS...
Re: ESR
Re: torvalds
Re: torvalds
Re: "fsb-chat" ?
Re: The coming open monopoly in software
Re: low signal
Re: low signal
November 2001
Anti-spam filter on the mailing list
December 2001
Re: Thoughts on simputer?
January 2002
Re: How accurate is Metcalfe's law? (Was: Ximian software)
February 2002
Re: Perens on arch
Re: improving project maintainership
Re: improving project maintainership
Re: Perens on arch
Re: improving project maintainership
Re: Why GNU's freedom message is so important (was Re: improving...)
Re: improving project maintainership
Re: improving project maintainership
Re: Free Software vs. Open Source
Re: Free Software vs. Open Source
Re: Free Software vs. Open Source
Re: Giving Richard His Due
Re: Free Software vs. Open Source
Re: Free Software vs. Open Source
The stupidity of large companies
Re: The stupidity of large companies
Re: The stupidity of large companies
Re: The stupidity of large companies
Re: The stupidity of large companies
Re: The stupidity of large companies
April 2002
Re: "The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet."
May 2002
Two python things
Re: futures markets
June 2002
Re: rethinking open source?
July 2002
Re: Donation models
Public Software Fund
August 2002
Re: advice sought
the ultimate posting on arch
October 2002
Re: Recommendations for Basic Economics Guide.
pubsoft IRS determination letter
Re: Recommendations for Basic Economics Guide.
Re: Successful FSBs
Re: A few here may have an opinion on this
Re: A few here may have an opinion on this
Re: A few here may have an opinion on this
Re: A few here may have an opinion on this
Re: A few here may have an opinion on this
Re: A few here may have an opinion on this
Re: A few here may have an opinion on this
January 2003
A software marketplace
Re: A software marketplace
Re: A software marketplace
Re: A software marketplace
Re: A software marketplace
Public Software Fund marketplace
March 2003
Re: $1,250
Re: Open Source Developer Exchange
Re: The upcoming state of IT
Re: Open Source Developer Exchange
July 2003
A call-in support service?
November 2003
Death of Free Software Model?
February 2004
Re: economic efficiency of free software
Re: economic efficiency of free software
Re: economic efficiency of free software
Re: Interesting "almost open source" Microsoft tactic
March 2004
Re: open source policy across the globe
June 2004
Tim's paradigm shift
July 2004
fsb administrivia
October 2004
sorry ...
December 2004
Re: Examples needed against Soft Patents
Re: Examples needed against Soft Patents
Need quotes for an article...
Need quotes for an article...
February 2005
Re: What should Sun do?
Epistemology of FS
Re: What should Sun do?
Re: What should Sun do?
Re: What should Sun do?
need source for an oft-quoted stat
March 2005
Re: rocket science
Looking for open source support examples
April 2005
Bounty for Bugs in Open Source Projects?
June 2005
Chapter on Open Source in Friedman's _The World is Flat_
Chapter on Open Source in Friedman's _The World is Flat_
November 2005
Communities as the new IPR?
Communities as the new IPR?
Communities as the new IPR?
Communities as the new IPR?
Communities as the new IPR?
March 2006
Re: "Software Deficiency Futures"
Re: Apache chairman: Days numbered for commercial software
May 2006
Re: JBoss aquired by Red Hat
Re: JBoss aquired by Red Hat
Re: JBoss aquired by Red Hat
Re: JBoss aquired by Red Hat
Re: The term "intellectual property" considered useful
Re: patents
Re: The term "intellectual property" considered useful
Re: The term "intellectual property" considered useful
June 2006
Re: Business
Re: Anyone know of a free software business list?
Re: Revenue and business models
Re: Anyone know of a free software business list?
September 2006
Re: Tom W. Bell paper
Re: Tom W. Bell paper
Re: Software Licensing
Re: US Software Patents Hit Record High (fwd)
Re: GIF/LZW patent
September 2008
Re: Competition by internal expertise for F/OSS vendors
Re: [fsb]Re: Franklin Street Statement and Free Network Services
Re: [fsb]Re: Franklin Street Statement and Free Network Services
Re: [fsb]Re: Franklin Street Statement and Free Network Services
Re: Competition by internal expertise for F/OSS vendors
Re: Competition by internal expertise for F/OSS vendors
May 2010
Re: Paul Fremantle on Open Source Business
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