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free-software-is-serious-business [2020/03/20 11:25]
rijk [Subscription] |
free-software-is-serious-business [2020/05/18 11:13]
rijk [Designing a Libre Business Model] |
| //The Libre Business Model is an application of Free Software Design Patterns.// | //The Libre Business Model is an application of Free Software Design Patterns.// |
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| * Concepts like Decentralization, Peer-to-Peer, Distribution and Confederation are ingrained into Free Software Design and considered best practice to let users optimally exercise their freedom. \\ \\ -> //“With Free Software users control their own computer instead of being controlled by their computer.”// \\ \\ | * Concepts like Decentralization, Peer-to-Peer, Distribution and Federation are ingrained into Free Software Design and considered best practice to let users optimally exercise their freedom. \\ \\ -> //“With Free Software users control their own computer instead of being controlled by their computer.”// \\ \\ |
| * Likewise, a Libre Business Model is designed as a distributed federation of small business units, or individual professionals, who cooperate peer-to-peer to accomplish well defined Free Software community targets. \\ \\ -> //“In a Libre Business Model partners run their own business instead of being run by a business.”// \\ \\ | * Likewise, a Libre Business Model is designed as a distributed federation of small business units, or individual professionals, who cooperate peer-to-peer to accomplish well defined Free Software community targets. \\ \\ -> //“In a Libre Business Model partners run their own business instead of being run by a business.”// \\ \\ |
| * A distributed design facilitates fail-over capability. Partners can take over each others work when one of them is unavailable. This makes Free Software Support sustainable. \\ \\ | * A distributed design facilitates fail-over capability. Partners can take over each others work when one of them is unavailable. This makes Free Software Support sustainable. \\ \\ |
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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 ==== |