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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je trouve le petit nouveau a l'aile gauche plutot bon. Il a la peche.
Et pis Henry qui marque un but... les boules!
Czech rep:2 Turkey:3 was nightmare game!!! I was already celebrating... winning 2:0 in 75min...
La France a mal joue depuis le debut.. il va etre difficile de trouver une nouvelle generation aussi brillante que celle de 98
Anyway, go Spain.
Non! ca va?