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free-software-is-serious-business [2020/03/20 10:27]
rijk [Help Free Software Professionals] |
free-software-is-serious-business [2020/03/20 11:26]
rijk [Fair Share] |
| * Producing Free software //does// have a cost in terms of effort and resources used. | * Producing Free software //does// have a cost in terms of effort and resources used. |
| * When costs are not compensated, producers will eventually fade away. | * When costs are not compensated, producers will eventually fade away. |
| * A Libre Business Model is an antidote for exploiting intrinsic motivation, because it acknowledges that Free Software producers must be compensated for their efforts and resources used. | * A Libre Business Model values the intrinsic motivation of Free Software producers and provides a framework in which they are compensated for their efforts and resources used. |
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| ===== Designing a Libre Business Model ===== | ===== Designing a Libre Business Model ===== |
| //Business is fueled by recurring subscription fees from community member organizations.// | //Business is fueled by recurring subscription fees from community member organizations.// |
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| * Organizations join the community by paying a one-time enrollment fee and yearly subscription amounts. | * Organizations get Community Resident status by paying a one-time enrollment fee and yearly subscription amounts. |
| * [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=subscription|Subscription amounts]] are proportional to the number of Participants (students, employees, etc). | * [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=subscription|Subscription amounts]] are proportional to the number of Participants (students, employees, etc). |
| * Member organizations (Residents) are entitled to free, as in "free beer", [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=technical_support_agreement|Technical Support]]. | * Community Residents are entitled to free, as in "free beer", [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=technical_support_agreement|Technical Support]]. |
| * A flexible [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=service_level_agreement|SLA contract]] is available for Operational Support. | * A flexible [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=service_level_agreement|SLA contract]] is available for Operational Support. |
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| * [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=roles:development_partner_profile|Development Partners]] get a share proportional to their efforts. | * [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=roles:development_partner_profile|Development Partners]] get a share proportional to their efforts. |
| * [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=roles:deployment_partner_profile|Deployment Partners]] get a percentage from the subscription fees of the Residents they support and deliver to, and are free to invoice value-added services on their own account. | * [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=roles:deployment_partner_profile|Deployment Partners]] get a percentage from the subscription fees of the Community Residents they support and deliver to, and are free to invoice value-added services on their own account. |
| * [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=roles#translator|Translation Partners]] get a percentage from the subscription fees of Residents originating from the locale they translate for. | * [[https://wiki.savapage.org/doku.php?id=roles#translator|Translation Partners]] get a percentage from the subscription fees of Community Residents originating from the locale they translate for. |
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| ==== Legal Steward ==== | ==== Legal Steward ==== |