From opensourcesoftware@techemail.com  Wed Jan  3 16:04:57 2001
Date: 3 Jan 2001 08:04:57 -0800
From: Open Source opensourcesoftware@techemail.com
Subject: [Patents] Open Source Software

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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>Dear Sir or Madam,
<P class=MsoNormal>I would like to have your attention for the following:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Open Source Software received increasing interest among 
technical communities and universities probably since Arpanet was founded in 
1968. Recently, Open Source Software has gained interest among investors and 
entrepreneurs and several companies are founded based on Open Source 
Software.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The business models and value chains change along with the 
type of software development. These changes are interesting for the business 
side of the academic world and are one of the reasons to conduct exploring 
research in this area.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The goal of this research is to analyze the business 
opportunities around Open Source Software to provide a better understanding of 
the business side and the future direction. The <B>research</B> is conducted in 
cooperation with the <B>Erasmus University Rotterdam</B>, The Netherlands, 
faculty of Business Administration.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Your participation</B> in this research is needed to reach 
the end-goals and to improve the reliability of the research. <B>Please </B>fill 
in the questionnaire below, press the send button and help creating more 
awareness of Open Source Software.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>If the questionnaire does not display properly or if you use 
Microsoft Outlook as your email program (it does not support the questionnaire 
being sent properly), please go to <A 
href="http://opensourcesoftware.tripod.com/Erasmus_OSS_research_experts.html">http://opensourcesoftware.tripod.com/Erasmus_OSS_research_experts.html</A> 
to fill in the questionnaire online.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your attention and have a nice day!</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Victor Claassens</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Erasmus University Rotterdam</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Note: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>- All the submitted information will be held confidential and 
will not be provided to third parties.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>- The questionnaire could not be sent through our university 
server so I had to use another account</P>
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Universiteit Rotterdam</FONT><BR></DIV>
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<H1>Questionnaire Open Source Software</H1><BR>
<H3>Please answer the questions below. It will not take long and will be very 
much appreciated.</H3></CENTER>
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    <TD>Name 
    <TD><INPUT name=NAME size=50> </TD>
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    <TD>Job description 
    <TD><INPUT name="JOB DESCRIPTION" size=50> </TD>
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    <TD>Organization or company 
    <TD><INPUT name="ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY" size=50> </TD>
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    <TD>Country 
    <TD><INPUT name=COUNTRY size=50> </TD>
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<P><BR><B>How do you see the future role of Open Source Software as a software 
development 
model?</B><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<TEXTAREA cols=40 name="FUTURE ROLE" wrap=VIRTUAL></TEXTAREA><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
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<P><B>How do you think this would change the software 
industry?</B><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<TEXTAREA cols=40 name="CHANGE OF SOFTWARE INDUSTRY" wrap=VIRTUAL></TEXTAREA><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
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<P><B>How do you think businesses will interact with Open Source development 
communities and vice 
versa?</B><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<TEXTAREA cols=40 name=INTERACTION wrap=VIRTUAL></TEXTAREA><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
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<P><B>What do you think are the main business opportunities around Open Source 
Software (i.e. what will be the most profitable value adding activities around 
OSS)?</B><BR><INPUT name=OFFERING:EMBEDDED type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Embedded software development based on Open 
Source<BR><INPUT name="OFFERING:COBINING HARDWARE" type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Combining hardware with Open Source Software (e.g. 
Apache web server)<BR><INPUT name="OFFERING:SPECIFIC SOFTWARE" type=checkbox 
value=YES> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Specific application solution<BR><INPUT 
name=OFFERING:INSTALLATION type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Installation of software<BR><INPUT 
name=OFFERING:CUSTOMIZATION type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Customization os software<BR><INPUT 
name=OFFERING:TRAINING type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Training<BR><INPUT name=OFFERING:SUPPORT type=checkbox 
value=YES> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Technical support<BR><INPUT 
name=OFFERING:INTEGRATION type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Integration of different software<BR><INPUT 
name="OFFERING:SELLING OSS" type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selling Open Source Software<BR><INPUT 
name=OFFERING:INTERMEDIARY type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intermediary between companies and developers (e.g. 
Collab.net)<BR><INPUT name=OFFERING:CONSULTING type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consulting<BR><INPUT name=OFFERING:HYBRID type=checkbox 
value=YES> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hybrid open and closed business models (e.g. 
Sendmail-partly open, partly closed)<BR><INPUT name=OFFERING:HYBRID 
type=checkbox value=YES> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Being able to offer both Open 
and Closed source software in an offering<BR><INPUT 
name="OFFERING:COMPLETE SOLUTION" type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Complete solution (hardware, security- database- web- 
application- software)<BR>Other &nbsp;<TEXTAREA cols=40 name="OFFERING:OTHER SERVICE" wrap=VIRTUAL></TEXTAREA><BR>&nbsp;<BR>Please 
specify or give reasons why you think these will be the most profitable or 
successful.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<TEXTAREA cols=40 name=OFFERING:SPECIFY wrap=VIRTUAL></TEXTAREA> 

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<P><B>Which organizations (commercial and non-commercial) will benefit most from 
Open Source 
Software?</B><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<TEXTAREA cols=40 name="ORG THAT BENEFIT MOSTMARKET TARGETS" wrap=VIRTUAL></TEXTAREA><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
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<P><B>What are the most important factors that determine the success and 
adoption of Open Source Software according to you?</B><BR><INPUT 
name="TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT" type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Top management support<BR><INPUT 
name="LEGISLATIVE STIMULATION" type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Legislative stimulation<BR><INPUT 
name="AVAILABILITY OF IT PEOPLE" type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Availability of IT people with the right 
skills<BR><INPUT name="MORE FOCUS IN EDUCATION" type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;More focus on Open Source Software in educational 
system<BR><INPUT name="MEDIA COVERAGE" type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;More media attention<BR><INPUT 
name="DECLINING MONOPOLIES" type=checkbox value=YES> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Decline in the power of monopoly organizations<BR>Other 
&nbsp;<TEXTAREA cols=40 name="REASONS:OTHER REASONS FOR USING OSS" wrap=VIRTUAL></TEXTAREA><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
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<P><B>What, do you think, are the criteria that should be considered by 
companies when considering to open up their closed source 
software?</B><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<TEXTAREA cols=40 name="ORG THAT BENEFIT MOSTMARKET TARGETS" wrap=VIRTUAL></TEXTAREA><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
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<P><B>If you have any comments or more suggestions, please use the textbox 
below.</B><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<TEXTAREA cols=40 name="COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS" wrap=VIRTUAL></TEXTAREA><BR>
<P><BR><INPUT type=submit value="Send it away and improve the world!"> <INPUT type=reset value="Clear the form">
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<H3>Thank you very much for participating. Your feedback is very much 
appreciated and important.</H3>
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