PLPC-110013.bib
@techreport{PLPC-110013,
author = {" Mohsen BANAN, Andrew Hammoude "},
title = {" The By* Family of Libre Services A non-proprietary model for delivery of Internet services "},
type = "Permanent Libre Published Content",
number = {"110013"},
institution = "Autonomously Self-Published",
month = {"March"},
year = "2009",
note = "\htmladdnormallink{http://www.neda.com/PLPC/110013}{http://www.neda.com/PLPC/110013}",
abstract = "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:
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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",
location = "/lcnt/lgpc/neda/permanent/ByStar/Presentation/ByStarLibreServices"
}