[WebDNA] The Single-Vendor Commercial Open Source Business Model for WebDNA
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texte = --0015175cada45a501104b5798edd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Happy New Year Everyone, In the spirit of this being the first day of the new year, I would like to start a discussion about how to ensure the future of WebDNA. I was first introduced to WebDNA about 12 years ago when I began working at Smith Micro Software. At that time, I tried to do whatever I could to keep WebDNA from getting tossed to the side like some other brands Smith Micro Software purchases and squeezes every last breath out of. Understanding and embracing the market trends was not their strong point. They bought companies that had already joined the trend rather then participating in one. Looking back, I knew deep down that they would never embrace the concept of open source software. I also felt that when WebDNA was on its' last leg, they would simply toss it aside rather than provide it as open source to the community. There was also a possibility they might never even sell it to anybody simply out of spite. So when I heard a couple years ago that a group of WebDNA developers got together and convinced Smith Micro Software to sell WebDNA, I thought things would change and WebDNA would have a second chance at life. With the announcement of Version 7 being implemented allowing WebDNA to run as fcgi module that can run at the site level, I was encouraged that things were progressing and that opensource was just around the corner. But then I saw the recent email about lack of funds to work on the Windows version of WebDNA and the license sale/promotion offered and the very real need for funding for WebDNA. At that point, it struck me that maybe WebDNA was never going to be open source after all. Did I miss something? It is my belief and hope that the current owners of WebDNA will seriously consider making WebDNA a Single Vendor Commercial Open Source Software using a same or similar model as MySQL. There are many ways to generate income with open source, however since you purchased WebDNA, your model should include retaining ownership of the underlying code while at the same time leveraging the open source community to enhance WebDNA for everyone's benefit. The information below is from The Single-Vendor Commercial Open Source Business Model
written by Dirk Riehle SAP Research, SAP Labs LLC. ABSTRACT > Single-vendor commercial open source software projects are open source > software projects that are owned by a single firm that derives a direct and > significant revenue stream from the software. Single-vendor commercial open > source at first glance represents an economic paradox: How can a firm earn > money if it is making its product available for free as open source? This > paper presents the core properties of single-vendor open source business > models and discusses how they work. Using a single-vendor open source > approach, firms can get to market faster with a superior product at lower > cost than possible for traditional competitors. The paper shows how these > benefits accrue from an engaged and self-supporting user community. Lacking > any prior comprehensive reference, this paper is based on an analysis of > public statements by practitioners of single-vendor open source. It forges > the various anecdotes into a coherent description of revenue generation > strategies and relevant business functions. > > 5. CONCLUSION > Open source is changing how software is built and how money is made. > Industry analysts predict that by 2012 more than half of all open source > revenue will accrue to single-vendor dominated open source projects, called > single-vendor commercial open source. This paper comprehensively presents > the core properties of single-vendor commercial open source firms as well > as their main business functions. Through a review of interviews and > presentations by practitioners of commercial open source as well as other > sources, this paper shows how at the core of the successful commercial open > source firm is an engaged and self-supporting user community. From this > user community, many benefits accrue, touching almost every business > function of the firm: Sales are eased and increased through inside > champions and reduced customer risk, marketing becomes more effective > through better testimonials and active community support, product > management more easily meets customer needs and benefits from user > innovation, engineering creates a superior product faster and cheaper, and > support costs are reduced. Thus, first order of business for a commercial > open source firm is to create and sustain this community, a business > function frequently non-existent or neglected in traditional software firms. > I would ask that the group that now owns WebDNA take the time to read the paper and seriously consider adopting such a model. I would also encourage everyone on this list to voice their opinion and/or provide additional models that may be used to support WebDNA's future. Again, Happy New Year to everyone. Sincerely, Sal D'Anna --0015175cada45a501104b5798edd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Happy New Year Everyone,
In the spirit of this being the= first day of the new year, I would like to start a discussion about how to= ensure the future of WebDNA. =A0I was first introduced to WebDNA about 12 = years ago when I began working at Smith Micro Software. =A0At that time, I = tried to do whatever I could to keep WebDNA from getting tossed to the side= like some other brands Smith Micro Software purchases and=A0squeezes=A0eve= ry last breath out of. =A0
Understanding=A0and embracing the market trends was not= their strong point. =A0They bought companies that had already joined the t= rend rather then participating=A0in one. =A0Looking back, I knew deep down = that they would never embrace the concept of open source software. =A0I als= o felt that when WebDNA was on its' last leg, they would simply toss it= aside rather than provide it as open source to the community. =A0There was= also a possibility they might never even sell it to anybody simply out of = spite.
So when I heard a couple years ago that a group of WebD= NA developers got together and convinced Smith Micro Software to sell WebDN= A, I thought things would change and WebDNA would have a second chance at l= ife. =A0With the announcement of Version 7 being implemented allowing WebDN= A to run as fcgi module that can run at the site level, I was encouraged th= at things were progressing and that opensource was just around the corner. = =A0
But then I saw the recent email about lack of funds to = work on the Windows version of WebDNA and the license sale/promotion offere= d and the very real need for funding for WebDNA. =A0At that point, it struc= k me that maybe WebDNA was never going to be open source after all. =A0Did = I miss something?
It is my belief and hope that the current owners of Web= DNA will seriously consider making WebDNA a Single Vendor Commercial Open S= ource Software using a same or similar model as MySQL. =A0There are many wa= ys to generate income with open source, however since you purchased WebDNA,= your model should include retaining ownership of the underlying code while= at the same time leveraging the open source community to enhance WebDNA fo= r everyone's benefit.
ABSTRACT
Single-vendor commercial open source software = projects are open source software projects that are owned by a single firm = that derives a direct and significant revenue stream from the software. Sin= gle-vendor commercial open source at first glance represents an economic pa= radox: How can a firm earn money if it is making its product available for = free as open source? This paper presents the core properties of single-vend= or open source business models and discusses how they work. Using a single-= vendor open source approach, firms can get to market faster with a superior= product at lower cost than possible for traditional competitors. The paper= shows how these benefits accrue from an engaged and self-supporting user c= ommunity. Lacking any prior comprehensive reference, this paper is based on= an analysis of public statements by practitioners of single-vendor open so= urce. It forges the various anecdotes into a coherent description of revenu= e generation strategies and relevant business functions.
5.=A0CONCLUSION
Open source is changing how software is built and how money= is made. Industry analysts predict that by 2012 more than half of all open= source revenue will accrue to single-vendor dominated open source projects= , called single-vendor commercial open source. This paper comprehensively p= resents the core properties of single-vendor commercial open source firms a= s well as their main business functions. Through a review of interviews and= presentations by practitioners of commercial open source as well as other = sources, this paper shows how at the core of the successful commercial open= source firm is an engaged and self-supporting user community. From this us= er community, many benefits accrue, touching almost every business function= of the firm: Sales are eased and increased through inside champions and re= duced customer risk, marketing becomes more effective through better testim= onials and active community support, product management more easily meets c= ustomer needs and benefits from user innovation, engineering creates a supe= rior product faster and cheaper, and support costs are reduced. Thus, first= order of business for a commercial open source firm is to create and susta= in this community, a business function frequently non-existent or neglected= in traditional software firms.=A0
I would ask that the group that now owns W= ebDNA take the time to read the paper and seriously consider adopting such = a model. =A0I would also encourage everyone on this list to voice their opi= nion and/or provide additional models that may be used to support WebDNA= 9;s future.=A0
Again, Happy New Year to everyone. =A0
Sincerely,
Sal D'Anna
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--0015175cada45a501104b5798edd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Happy New Year Everyone, In the spirit of this being the first day of the new year, I would like to start a discussion about how to ensure the future of WebDNA. I was first introduced to WebDNA about 12 years ago when I began working at Smith Micro Software. At that time, I tried to do whatever I could to keep WebDNA from getting tossed to the side like some other brands Smith Micro Software purchases and squeezes every last breath out of. Understanding and embracing the market trends was not their strong point. They bought companies that had already joined the trend rather then participating in one. Looking back, I knew deep down that they would never embrace the concept of open source software. I also felt that when WebDNA was on its' last leg, they would simply toss it aside rather than provide it as open source to the community. There was also a possibility they might never even sell it to anybody simply out of spite. So when I heard a couple years ago that a group of WebDNA developers got together and convinced Smith Micro Software to sell WebDNA, I thought things would change and WebDNA would have a second chance at life. With the announcement of Version 7 being implemented allowing WebDNA to run as fcgi module that can run at the site level, I was encouraged that things were progressing and that opensource was just around the corner. But then I saw the recent email about lack of funds to work on the Windows version of WebDNA and the license sale/promotion offered and the very real need for funding for WebDNA. At that point, it struck me that maybe WebDNA was never going to be open source after all. Did I miss something? It is my belief and hope that the current owners of WebDNA will seriously consider making WebDNA a Single Vendor Commercial Open Source Software using a same or similar model as MySQL. There are many ways to generate income with open source, however since you purchased WebDNA, your model should include retaining ownership of the underlying code while at the same time leveraging the open source community to enhance WebDNA for everyone's benefit. The information below is from The Single-Vendor Commercial Open Source Business Model
written by Dirk Riehle SAP Research, SAP Labs LLC. ABSTRACT > Single-vendor commercial open source software projects are open source > software projects that are owned by a single firm that derives a direct and > significant revenue stream from the software. Single-vendor commercial open > source at first glance represents an economic paradox: How can a firm earn > money if it is making its product available for free as open source? This > paper presents the core properties of single-vendor open source business > models and discusses how they work. Using a single-vendor open source > approach, firms can get to market faster with a superior product at lower > cost than possible for traditional competitors. The paper shows how these > benefits accrue from an engaged and self-supporting user community. Lacking > any prior comprehensive reference, this paper is based on an analysis of > public statements by practitioners of single-vendor open source. It forges > the various anecdotes into a coherent description of revenue generation > strategies and relevant business functions. > > 5. CONCLUSION > Open source is changing how software is built and how money is made. > Industry analysts predict that by 2012 more than half of all open source > revenue will accrue to single-vendor dominated open source projects, called > single-vendor commercial open source. This paper comprehensively presents > the core properties of single-vendor commercial open source firms as well > as their main business functions. Through a review of interviews and > presentations by practitioners of commercial open source as well as other > sources, this paper shows how at the core of the successful commercial open > source firm is an engaged and self-supporting user community. From this > user community, many benefits accrue, touching almost every business > function of the firm: Sales are eased and increased through inside > champions and reduced customer risk, marketing becomes more effective > through better testimonials and active community support, product > management more easily meets customer needs and benefits from user > innovation, engineering creates a superior product faster and cheaper, and > support costs are reduced. Thus, first order of business for a commercial > open source firm is to create and sustain this community, a business > function frequently non-existent or neglected in traditional software firms. > I would ask that the group that now owns WebDNA take the time to read the paper and seriously consider adopting such a model. I would also encourage everyone on this list to voice their opinion and/or provide additional models that may be used to support WebDNA's future. Again, Happy New Year to everyone. Sincerely, Sal D'Anna --0015175cada45a501104b5798edd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Happy New Year Everyone,
In the spirit of this being the= first day of the new year, I would like to start a discussion about how to= ensure the future of WebDNA. =A0I was first introduced to WebDNA about 12 = years ago when I began working at Smith Micro Software. =A0At that time, I = tried to do whatever I could to keep WebDNA from getting tossed to the side= like some other brands Smith Micro Software purchases and=A0squeezes=A0eve= ry last breath out of. =A0
Understanding=A0and embracing the market trends was not= their strong point. =A0They bought companies that had already joined the t= rend rather then participating=A0in one. =A0Looking back, I knew deep down = that they would never embrace the concept of open source software. =A0I als= o felt that when WebDNA was on its' last leg, they would simply toss it= aside rather than provide it as open source to the community. =A0There was= also a possibility they might never even sell it to anybody simply out of = spite.
So when I heard a couple years ago that a group of WebD= NA developers got together and convinced Smith Micro Software to sell WebDN= A, I thought things would change and WebDNA would have a second chance at l= ife. =A0With the announcement of Version 7 being implemented allowing WebDN= A to run as fcgi module that can run at the site level, I was encouraged th= at things were progressing and that opensource was just around the corner. = =A0
But then I saw the recent email about lack of funds to = work on the Windows version of WebDNA and the license sale/promotion offere= d and the very real need for funding for WebDNA. =A0At that point, it struc= k me that maybe WebDNA was never going to be open source after all. =A0Did = I miss something?
It is my belief and hope that the current owners of Web= DNA will seriously consider making WebDNA a Single Vendor Commercial Open S= ource Software using a same or similar model as MySQL. =A0There are many wa= ys to generate income with open source, however since you purchased WebDNA,= your model should include retaining ownership of the underlying code while= at the same time leveraging the open source community to enhance WebDNA fo= r everyone's benefit.
ABSTRACT
Single-vendor commercial open source software = projects are open source software projects that are owned by a single firm = that derives a direct and significant revenue stream from the software. Sin= gle-vendor commercial open source at first glance represents an economic pa= radox: How can a firm earn money if it is making its product available for = free as open source? This paper presents the core properties of single-vend= or open source business models and discusses how they work. Using a single-= vendor open source approach, firms can get to market faster with a superior= product at lower cost than possible for traditional competitors. The paper= shows how these benefits accrue from an engaged and self-supporting user c= ommunity. Lacking any prior comprehensive reference, this paper is based on= an analysis of public statements by practitioners of single-vendor open so= urce. It forges the various anecdotes into a coherent description of revenu= e generation strategies and relevant business functions.
5.=A0CONCLUSION
Open source is changing how software is built and how money= is made. Industry analysts predict that by 2012 more than half of all open= source revenue will accrue to single-vendor dominated open source projects= , called single-vendor commercial open source. This paper comprehensively p= resents the core properties of single-vendor commercial open source firms a= s well as their main business functions. Through a review of interviews and= presentations by practitioners of commercial open source as well as other = sources, this paper shows how at the core of the successful commercial open= source firm is an engaged and self-supporting user community. From this us= er community, many benefits accrue, touching almost every business function= of the firm: Sales are eased and increased through inside champions and re= duced customer risk, marketing becomes more effective through better testim= onials and active community support, product management more easily meets c= ustomer needs and benefits from user innovation, engineering creates a supe= rior product faster and cheaper, and support costs are reduced. Thus, first= order of business for a commercial open source firm is to create and susta= in this community, a business function frequently non-existent or neglected= in traditional software firms.=A0
I would ask that the group that now owns W= ebDNA take the time to read the paper and seriously consider adopting such = a model. =A0I would also encourage everyone on this list to voice their opi= nion and/or provide additional models that may be used to support WebDNA= 9;s future.=A0
Again, Happy New Year to everyone. =A0