Now enjoying my status as a sage of the industry, which is to say I am older than 20, but alas, not a billionaire, God fuck-it; people are all the time asking me for nuggets of wisdom from my vast experience at the top. Quickies from marcf #3: What IP is there to protect in OSS? B.D asks: "marcf, my open source project is starting to enjoy a measure of success, I am thinking of going professional with it, I am thinking about business models. How much thought should I put in protecting my Intellectual Property?" Answer: B.D. protecting IP in OSS is extremelly important. The only "private" property that exists in OSS are 1- brand 2- URL. Both are obviously related but really you need to protect your brand name, in other words REGISTER your trademarks, use them, declare they are yours and enforce the trademark, meaning protect against infringement. Other products, specifically based on your product should not include your name. Consultancies will be able to say the
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life can end anytime...
Bon, je tourne 40 dans 15 jours. Compassion infinie...
Ceci dit j'ai 40 et absolument rien construit de ma vie. Là je vais coder un truc de m... alors qu'il est 11h du soir.
Donc, never complain never explain :-)
Bonnes 40 prochaines années
All the best for the next 40 years. Hope they are as good as the first 40