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

[thierry.nagellen at orange.com]

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
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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

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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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