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   RE: How about changing the rules?

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  • From: "Didier PH Martin" <martind@netfolder.com>
  • To: "'XML Dev'" <xml-dev@ic.ac.uk>, "Bill la Forge" <b.laforge@jxml.com>
  • Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:28:18 -0500

Hi Bill,

This is a very interesting model. I'll give it some thoughts. This is fresh
air Bill. Thanks again

Regards
Didier PH Martin
mailto:martind@netfolder.com
http://www.netfolder.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xml-dev@ic.ac.uk [mailto:owner-xml-dev@ic.ac.uk]On Behalf Of
Bill la Forge
Sent: Friday, March 26, 1999 12:39 PM
To: Tyler Baker; Didier PH Martin
Cc: 'XML Dev'
Subject: Re: How about changing the rules?


I prefer a model which works like a magazine:

1. You have a central theme, say SAX2 and the MDSAX2 component model.

2. There is an annual subscription fee, as well as charges for back issues
and collections.

3. Authors/programmers can have any number of arrangements:
        regular columns,
        work-for-hire contributions,
        royalties based on circulation of a given issue, reprints, and
inclusion in collections.

I've always though authors had a better deal than programmers.
But with things like PCs, Java, XML, and component-based programming,
there is no real reason not to make the transition.

Of course, to add real value, we would want to include branding and testing
into
the model. Perhaps some kind of rating system.

Right now, JXML, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, is "between business models".
I'm doing some work for The Open Group right now, but that's it. This might
be
an interesting vision. We'd need to grow JXML quite a bit to do it, but I'm
open to suggestions.

Is this a reasonable model? How could it be improved? Any ideas on how we
might best
proceed? (Open Source, Open Standards, Open Business Models???)

Bill



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