Valer Mischenko of NLnet is speaking at eLiberatica on free and open source business models. One slide in which he contrasts business models particularly caught my eye:
| Proprietary business model: WAR | Open source business model: OPEN |
| – World as battlefield | – World as construction site |
| – Kill competitor | – Defend the concept |
| – Occupy and defend territory | – Encourage to join in |
| – Seal all ways out | – Offer new free territories |
| – Spy (on customers) | – Open all ways |
| – Keep all information secret | – Transparent |
| – Propaganda as important weapon | – Keep all information open |
| – Punish any freedom attempts | – Advantages are evident |
Interesting! I’ll have to digest this a bit and see if I totally agree.