In the Un*x world:
kill 'em all. Let init sort it out.
On Wed, Oct 07, 2020 at 10:26:18AM -0600, [email protected] wrote:
> Similar to shoot them all and let God sort them out.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: John Osmon Sent: Wednesday, October
> 7, 2020 10:12 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re:
> [AFMUG] OT Royalty deal
>
> If you hang them all, you get the guilty.
> (Appologies to Tom T. Hall)
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 07, 2020 at 08:39:37AM -0600, [email protected] wrote:
> >If you own everything it is not a problem.
> >
> >-----Original Message----- From: Adam Moffett Sent: Wednesday,
> >October 7, 2020 7:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT
> >Royalty deal
> >
> >
> >On 10/6/2020 3:20 PM, John Osmon wrote:
> >>On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 02:20:24PM -0600, [email protected] wrote:
> >>>I am getting some traction with developers for my fiber. They want me
> >>>to come in, they will put the subscription to my service as part of
> >>>the HOA fees. They will not let others in the ditch. All for 10% of
> >>>the gross. So I get 100% take rate. I am not unhappy with the deal.
> >>>But I am wondering about agreeing to a perpetual royalty. Anyone else
> >>>done one of these deals?
> >>I'd be tempted to do it as two companies.
> >>
> >>Company the first: FTTH provider. Layer 1/2 aggregator
> >>Company the second: ISP
> >>
> >>HOA fees cover an ethernet/PON connection to a head end. The ISP can
> >>connect to any homeowner at the headend.
> >>
> >>The fiber company will make money in perpetuity. The ISP can make money
> >>as long as they serve the customers wishes.
> >
> >The value might be in perception more than anything. If the
> >developer was wary about being trapped with an ISP they hate later,
> >then something like that might appease them.
> >
> >>I'm also a big proponent of structural separation. In my world, anyone
> >>that uses the public ROW would be prohibited from being an ISP.
> >
> >Yeahbut you're not plugging the same fiber into multiple OLT's. This
> >would be a mandate for a central split architecture. If you built
> >distributed split and didn't include lots of surplus fibers then
> >you're still basically stuck with one provider. I'd be annoyed if
> >last mile network design became accidentally enshrined in law.
> >
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