Alain: My impression right now, however, is that the licencing and organizational stuff should take precedence over the partnership stuff. It is just too early for the latter : 1. no clear structure or roles, 2. the deal with MetaCard may be a temporary mutual-convenience kind of affair rather than a long-term relationship (partnership). Eric: Er, the partnership envisioned would be between the persons who are working on this project. Not with metaCard. With metaCard we would (probably) enter, as a partnership into a contract. In exactly the same way, our end-user license would be between 'us' (a partnership to be formed) and the end-user. As you can see then the licensing issue is subordinate to the partnership organisation and formation. Similarly the subordinate with metaCard is also secondary. I.e, to reuse a metaphor: put the horse before the cart. First, form a partnership: then draft a license and enter into a contract with metaCard. Again, the partnership agreement which i am proposing would be between the persons who will work on creating a GUI/Engine and _not between 'us' and metaCard. Ok? ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
