| We are currently prototyping a Co-operative community that works a lot like OSS projects. It includes a parent Co-operative that helps fund individual projects. Key to the idea is the Co-op Source software license. Shaped by cooperative principles, it benefits the community like typical OSS licenses do for the open source community. We also plan to give a percentage of revenue to OSS projects as voted upon by our members. I've been following assembly when they crossed my radar a while back but my ideas predate them by 15 years. I have simply been waiting for reality to set in wrt OSS business models. I love their collaboration but their choice of license is a fatal flaw, IMHO. I have been watching the sentiments of many in the OSS community and many key contributors are growing frustrated that so many people take, take, and demand more and more of them. They have bills to pay and families to feed. My hope is that we can find a way to create a sustainable community that pays you to work on your muse... If you are interested in joining/helping us see: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/coopsource Also, in about four weeks visit us at: https://www.coopsource.org You can also contact me directly at kahunamoore at the domain listed above. Alan |