a great idea, basically it's what a foss business model should be, isn't it???
Regards, CL Chow "Please do not send me Microsoft Office/Apple iWork documents. Send OpenDocument instead! http://fsf.org/campaigns/opendocument/"; On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I came across this article from LWN.net > > Why Making Money from Free Software Matters - > http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Why-Making-Money-from-Free-Software-Matters-985505.html > > > What interest me is on the 2nd page, how Jill Sobule adopted a donation > model whereby fans paid her before the music existed, so that Sobule could > spend time and money creating it. Her site is at > http://www.jillsnextrecord.com/ > > *$10 - Unpolished Rock (but with potential) Level: A free digital download > of the album, when it's released. * > > *$25 - Polished Rock Level: An advance copy of the CD. Weeks before the > masses.* > > *$50 - Pewter Level: An advance copy and a "Thank You" on the CD.* > > *$100 - Copper Level: All the above, plus a T-shirt saying you're a junior > executive producer on the album.* > > *$200 - Bronze Level: Free admission to my shows for 2008.* > > *$250 - Silver Level: All the above, plus a membership to the "Secret > Society Producer's Club," which means you'll get a secret password to a > website where I'll post some rough tracks, or... something worthwhile.* > > *$500 - Gold Level: This is where it gets good! At the end of my CD, I'll > do a fun instrumental track where I'll mention your name and maybe rhyme > with it. And if you don't want your name used, you can give me a loved one's > instead. What a great gift!* > > *$750 - Gold Doubloons Level: Exactly like the gold level, but you give me > more money.* > > *$1,000 - Platinum Level: How would you like to have a theme song written > for you? I'll have a song you can put on your answering machine and show > off. Again, this could be a gift.* > > *$2,500 - Emerald Level: Mentioned as an executive producer of the album – > whoop-di-doo!* > > *$5,000 — Diamond Level: I will come and do a house concert for you. > Invite your friends, serve some drinks, bring me out and I sing. Actually, > this level is a smart choice economically. I've played many house concerts > where the host has charged his guests and made his money back. I'd go for > this if I were you.* > > *$10,000 - Weapons-Grade Plutonium Level: You get to come and sing on my > CD. Don't worry if you can't sing - we can fix that on our end. Also, you > can always play the cowbell*. > > > I believe the same idea could be use to create Open Source software, > especially for Enterprise customer. > > For example, if they contribute $25, they will get a CD of the software > before it will be launched. > $50, CD with manual. > $100, CD with manual, with 1 t-shirt saying "I support software X", > $200, like $100, but with additional 1 month phone support > $500, like $200, but with additional 1 month remote support > $1000, like $300, but with additional 1 site visit > $2000, like $1000, but with 2 month phone support, 2 month remote support, > and 2 site visit > $5000, like $2000, but with 1 engineer stationed at site for 1 month > $10000, like $5000, but they have the priority to fix their issue in first > 6 month and new feature suggested for next release > > > > What do you think? > > > -- > Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan > > -- > Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ > > Facebook Fan page > > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 > > http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<osdcmy-list%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en -- Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en
