[sldev] Re: [META] How LL can profit from open source

[Tim Shephard]

 Microsoft Working On Its Own App Store
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/08/2225250&from=rss

Interestingly enough, the conclusion seems to be that this isn't a big
profit center.   Fair enough, I might have gotten that piece wrong.

Still, as a way of advancing the platform I think the benefits are pretty
clear.

On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 11:27 PM, Tim Shephard <tshephard at gmail.com> wrote:

> Simply - buy out SLExchange.
>
> Get out of the hosting biz (a profound strategical error) and enter
> into the marketplace biz.
>
> Enforce a license such that anyone who wants to develop assets for SL
> and use SL IP must either sell their assets through your marketplace
> or use advertising partnerships via your marketplace if they're going
> to use advertising as their source of revenue.
>
> Enable a plugin architecture for both the client and server.    Let
> people sell plugins through your marketplace and take 10% off all
> revenue and more if it is advertising based.
>
> Not only will your marketplace be a great revenue generator, it will
> provide a great service for the community by vetting all assets for
> copyright infringement, quality, and viruses.   Both buyers and
> legitimate seller alike will flock to your marketplace as an efficient
> place to do business.
>
> It's really the best model to make money off Open Source.   We have
> all the freedom of IP with a way to make money for those who are
> shepherding the community.
>
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