This is one of many short video segments which will be added to the Digital Tipping Point (DTP) archive. Thanks to Thomas King, a writer for Linux.com and LXer, for doing the rough editing for this series of interview segments!

This series of 12 video segments features John Koenig, a software consultant and lawyer. John's video is useful for an overview of how people make money with Free Open Source Software (FOSS). In 2008, we now know how people make money with Free Open Source Software, but remember that this was shot in 2004, so it is useful both as a summary and as an historical perspective.

In segment 08 (Tape 145~008), John says repeats in just a few words the business model of including software as a value-add to hardware, such as TiVo has done with Linux. He then switches topics and explains what Value Added Resllers (VARs) are. They basically are repackaging software solutions in a convenience hardware package. ISVs are Independent Software Vendors like Oracle, PeopleSoft and Microsoft. They develop their own software and sell licenses usually on a one-time basis, although he says that they are starting to move to an annual basis for selling licenses. An ASP is an Application Service Provider, and they run the software on their servers, and you access their software over the Internet through your web browser. He then switches topic and says that IBM contributes to Free Open Source software (FOSS) to commoditize the products or services of a competitor. Another reasont that IBM contributes to FOSS code is to develop a standard and then sell proprietary software around that standard.

In segment 09 (Tape 145~009), John says that in the future, devices will be able to communicate without wires. Cars are already doing this. An example of the trend of continuing miniaturize is the iPod. Miniaturizing and wireless will have the effect, in conjunction with Free Open Source Software (FOSS) of driving down the cost of these devices.

In segment 10 (Tape 146~001, John says that as devices become increasingly networked, Free Open Source Software is going to a more powerful way of developing and delivering software. We will see many more types of devices and many more computers servicing those devices, and we won't care where they are, and they will all talk to each other. It will be a swarm effect. He says that it will be like the analogy of the army ants in Africa, which are the most powerful animals in Africa. (Nice sound-bite here on that point. key word swarming). He says that we will see more self-regulating behavior like this in computers and the devices they drive. Radios, televisions, cell phones, elevators, cars, traffic light controllers are all candidates for a Linux operating system. (Great sound bite on this point).

This footage is our raw rough-cut footage. It lacks transitions, music, special effectsor finish rendering. It is our "source code". Please feel free to rip, mix and burn this footage consistent with our Creative Commons license as disclosed on this page.

All of the links for John Koenig's interview segments are here:

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv145_sf_01_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_001.ogg (segment 01)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv145_sf_01_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_002.ogg (segment 02)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv145_sf_01_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_003.ogg (segment 03)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv145_sf_01_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_004.ogg (segment 04)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv145_sf_01_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_005.ogg (segment 05)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv145_sf_01_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_006.ogg (segment 06)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv145_sf_01_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_007.ogg (segment 07)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv145_sf_01_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_008.ogg (segment 08)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv145_sf_01_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_009.ogg (segment 09)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv146_sf_02_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_001.ogg (segment 10)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv146_sf_02_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_002_003.ogg (segment 11)

http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv146_sf_02_john_koenig_riseforth_linux_consulting_004.ogg (segment 12)

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