The By* Family of Libre Services
A non-proprietary model for delivery of Internet services
Document Number: | PLPC-110013 [ .bib ] |
Version: | 0.1 |
Dated: | March 12, 2009 |
Group: | ByStar |
Primary URL: | http://www.neda.com/PLPC/110013 |
Federated Publications: | ByTopic -- ByContent |
AccessPage Revision: | This AccessPage was produced on May 22, 2013 at 3:22 PDT (-0700) |
Author(s): | Mohsen BANAN, Andrew Hammoude |
Organization: | Neda Communications, Inc |
See Also: | Libre Texting Presentation Neda's Open Business Plan By* Concept |
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SHORT
DESCRIPTION
This presentation document describes the deployment of By* Libre Services as a new model for delivery of Internet Services. The presentation covers three major topics:
- The Libre Services model
Libre Services is a non-proprietary model for delivery of Internet services. Libre Services are an extension of the principles of free software into the Internet services domain. They are Internet services that can be freely copied and reused by anyone. Any company or organization can reproduce and host any Libre Service, either for its own use, or for commercial or non-commercial delivery to others. The Libre Services model exists in relation to the proprietary Internet services model of AOL, MSN, Yahoo and Google, in an analogous way to how GNU/Linux exists in relation to Microsoft Windows.A detailed description of the Libre concept is provided in the document titled, Libre Services: A non-proprietary model for delivery of Internet services, available at:
http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100105 - The By* Services model
Libre Services is a development and deployment model, but it says nothing about service functionality. By* (pronounced "by-star") is a specific implementation of the Libre model. By* is a unified services model, unifying and making consistent a large number of services that today exist in functional isolation. It is a coherent, integrated family of services, providing the user with a comprehensive, all-encompassing Internet experience.The By* family presently includes ByName, ByAlias, ByMemory and BySMB/ForSMB. In the works and coming soon are additional services for individuals (ByFamily, ByNumber), services for personal and business interaction (ByWhere, ByEvent, ByTopic, ByInteraction, ByLookup, ByHookup), and software distribution services (BySource, ByBinary).
The By* services are based on 100% free software and patent-free protocols, and are thus completely transparent and reproducible by anyone. They are a communal public resource, not owned by anyone, freely available for use by society at large.
A complete description of By* is provided in the document titled, The By* Concept: A Unified Model for Internet Services, available at:
http://www.neda.com/PLPC/110001 - The business model
Though the Libre Services model is non-proprietary, in practical terms service deployment must remain largely within the for-profit sector.The Libre deployment model represents a radical shift of the Internet Services industry from the for-profit, proprietary quadrant, to the for-profit, non-proprietary quadrant. In this space the entire software for an Internet service remains a communal public resource in the trust of the engineering profession, while service deployment is driven forward by the full force of for-profit commercial motivations.
Therefore an essential component of the Libre deployment model is its commercial dimension. A coherent business model is required to motivate service deployment by commercial service providers. A complete description of the business model is provided in the form of an Open Business Plan titled, The By* Family of Libre Services: The future of the Internet Services industry, available at:
http://www.neda.com/StrategicVision/BusinessPlan