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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Ca me rappelle tellement l'equipe de France 98 :). Ils ont 8 ans de fun devant eux.
Comme je serai a Madrid pour 2010 (je sais pas si tu as lu sur ce site mais on demenage a Madrid) j'espere y etre pour un heureux evenement.
Et si le coeur te dit de venir passer quelques jours a Madrid avec madame et enfants, please feel welcome, on ira voir un match du Real,
un abrazo
Pour la coupe du monde, il y a encore les eliminatoires a passer... Ca risque d'etre dur pour la france, mais il va etre interressant de voir ce que font d'autres equipes comme la turquie, la croatie ou les pays bas qui ont fait un beau tournoi dans l'ensemble.
All the best