[Fiware-wpa] [Fiware-wpl] [Fiware-exploitation] Shareware approach ofr 3rd parties to use Fi-Ware GEs

Alex Glikson GLIKSON at il.ibm.com
Thu Nov 22 14:00:48 CET 2012


Dear Thierry, all,

Personally, I think it is not feasible to come up with an agreed approach 
before the review (surely IP/legal must be involved), therefore this 
sounds like less urgent than other preparations for the review. 

Regards,
Alex

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From:   thierry.nagellen at orange.com
To:     Tobias Jacobs <Tobias.Jacobs at neclab.eu>, 
"fiware-wpl at lists.fi-ware.eu" <fiware-wpl at lists.fi-ware.eu>, 
"fiware-wpa at lists.fi-ware.eu" <fiware-wpa at lists.fi-ware.eu>, 
"fiware-exploitation at lists.fi-ware.eu" 
<fiware-exploitation at lists.fi-ware.eu>, 
Date:   22/11/2012 01:29 PM
Subject:        Re: [Fiware-wpl] [Fiware-exploitation] Shareware approach 
ofr 3rd parties to use  Fi-Ware GEs
Sent by:        fiware-wpl-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu



Dear all,
 
Except NEC answer, there is no other contribution. I could interpret that 
as it is not a crucial point or nobody would really try to implement a 
fi-ware instance for 3rd parties which are not involved in the FI PPP. Or 
maybe some of you prefer also spend lots of time with lawyers to solve the 
FRAND issues with all GE owners?
 
Maybe I should an email requesting for an free open source from all GE 
owners to have more feedback.
 
BR
Thierry
 
De : Tobias Jacobs [mailto:Tobias.Jacobs at neclab.eu] 
Envoyé : mercredi 21 novembre 2012 13:40
À : NAGELLEN Thierry OLNC/OLPS; fiware-wpl at lists.fi-ware.eu; 
fiware-wpa at lists.fi-ware.eu; fiware-exploitation at lists.fi-ware.eu
Objet : RE: [Fiware-exploitation] Shareware approach ofr 3rd parties to 
use Fi-Ware GEs
 
Dear Thierry,
 
Although we have to check with NEC?s license policy before making a final 
statement on this, I like to say already now that the shareware model 
sounds very attractive so us in comparison with both open sourcing and 
commercialization. The benefit for the GE users is indeed a strong 
argument for taking that road.
As a statement on the license is due before the review next week, it would 
be good if a decision on this issue could be made as soon as possible. 
How was the resonance in Seville?
 
Best regards
Tobias
 
From: fiware-exploitation-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu [
mailto:fiware-exploitation-bounces at lists.fi-ware.eu] On Behalf Of 
thierry.nagellen at orange.com
Sent: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 10:11
To: fiware-wpl at lists.fi-ware.eu; fiware-wpa at lists.fi-ware.eu; 
fiware-exploitation at lists.fi-ware.eu
Subject: [Fiware-exploitation] Shareware approach ofr 3rd parties to use 
Fi-Ware GEs
 
Dear all,
 
As I explained in Seville, but of course not all partners were there, to 
put in place a Fi-Ware instance should be a nightmare if a partner has to 
deal with all GE owners to know under which conditions it could use the 
GEs for 3rd parties involvement and to launch an ecosystem. This type of 
negotiation would first take lots of time and second does not support a 
business model approach for a Fi-Ware instance because you cannot define 
your price before to close all negotiations with each GE owner.
 
The other approach is first to avoid any legal trouble trying to change FI 
PPP approach and opening GE use to 3rd parties which will not sign the 
Collaboration Agreement. I fully understand that our legal process are not 
the same in each company but I expect that what I propose could have the 
lower legal impact.
 
What is a shareware approach? Two specific issues with a software: first 
you can limit the set of features till user who downloads your software 
pay for it, second you can put a deadline after which the software will 
not be available on your computer (another way is to ask for a license 
number, so as a registered member you can install the software and the 
licence give you a deadline)
 
>From a technical point of view, and because we propose innovative service 
for Future Internet (at least I expect so for all GEs ;-) ) it is not 
relevant to limit the features you can use when you download and use a GE. 
But it is very easy to put a deadline inside the code to be sure for 
example that an user will have to update the GE with a new release 
(typically release 2 end of April and then 3rd release). We can also 
follow how many times a GE Reference Instance is really downloaded and if 
it is successful. This approach could support for all GE owner a business 
model approach analyzing what is the concrete value users will be able to 
identify using the GE.
In this approach we do not have to ask for money also, from my point of 
view, to avoid any financial process.
In this approach, we do not have also to provide a commercial support from 
our companies for GE RI because we all know that it is very difficult to 
put in place and we have to demonstrate the ROI for each of them before.
 
This shareware approach should not have a strong legal impact because each 
of us has not to provide some source code and will not decide any 
commercial support which could involve the company in legal matters.
 
Your feedback is welcome and expected and at least Orange expects to 
deliver its own GE RI in this way to support a strong launch new 
ecosystems.
 
Best regards
Thierry Nagellen 
Program Manager Future Internet
Orange Labs Networks & Carriers 
905 rue Albert Einstein 
06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex 
+33 492 94 52 84 
+33 679 85 08 44
 
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