[Slightly OT] Ransomware as a Model for Rev Toolmaking?

[Dan Shafer]

Well, your model, as you point out is, sort of the way things are  
done now. I think the idea of ransomware was to find an alternative  
approach that would involve less legalistic stuff and more open sharing.

Clearly both models can co-exist with many others.


On Jul 19, 2005, at 8:05 AM, SimPLsol at aol.com wrote:

> Dan,
>      Why not a capitalist/capitalist model:
> 1.     Developer or users suggest a tool/product & define specs.
> 2.     One or more developers bid to create the tool/product per  
> spec. at a
> specific price
> 3.     "Investors" provide the money and get "ownership" based on the
> percentage they contributed
> 4.     When the tool/product is finished all the investors get free  
> copies
> 5.      As the finished tool/product is sold, profits are divided  
> among the
> investors.
>
>      We are actually doing this now - except the developer and  
> investor are
> usually the same person.
> PL
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