Jason Edgecombe wrote:
Alberto Paoluzzi wrote:Just an idea:have the main developers of OpenAFS considered a participation to the 100 million dollars contest, http://www.nypost.com/seven/03012007/business/apples_big_talk_business_janet_whitman.htm , with a project of bringing both kerberos and openafs to the apple iphone?The SDK seems to open the whole OS to developers, and I believe Apple would be very happy for the deal. It would be a huge achievement for both the iphone platform and the openafs community ...What do they think about?Here is a more pertinent link: http://www.kpcb.com/initiatives/ifund/index.htmlIt requires submitting a business plan according to the FAQ. This sounds like a traditional venture capital arrangement instead of just charity. I'm not sure if they would invest in open-source projects like OpenAFS.Ok, this is confusing, a couple of articles say that free projects don't have to pay $99 to distribute apps on the iPhone, but Apple's web site says different:Standard Program $99The Standard Program is for developers who are creating free and commercial applications for iPhoneand iPod touch. Jason
1. It is not a contest. 2. If you want venture money, it has to be for-profit. 3. The fee is not per project or corporation, it is per developer. Jeffrey Altman
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