Differences between revisions 2 and 8 (spanning 6 versions)

1. Introduction

[ description of dyne.org ]

The Netherlands Media Art Institute has focused since the year 2002 on the development of free and open source software. In that respect a long lasting relationship was stablished with this organisation resulting in a patronage for the dyne.org foundation

[ description of this history, from the begining up to the working together with Jaromil ]

2. Definitions of terms

With the definition of Free and Open Source Software we refer to all software licensed and distributed under the GNU General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation. In fact, free has to be intended as "Libre", free as of speech, not simply gratis, coming with all possibilities to redistribute, modify and adapt the software without any fee. From now on we'll refer to it with the acronym FLOSS (free libre open source software).

FLOSS implies 4 fundamental freedoms:

The freedom to run the program, for any purpose.
The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs.
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.

With dyne.org foundation we describe a non-profit organisation which developes, employes and distributes FLOSS based software and hardware solutions.

With non-profit we specify that all the revenues are reinvested in research, development, employement and distribution of dyne.org software and hardware products. The Netherlands Media Art Institute garanties that the overhead never will be more than 5% of the turn over.

3. Mission Statement

To promote the idea and practice of open source knowledge sharing within civil society: by fostering research, development, production and distribution of free software based communication tools.

To open the partecipation to online and onsite communities, leveraging the democratical and horizontal access to technology, lowering the economical requisites to its accessibility.

To foster employement of FLOSS in artistical creation, exploring new forms of expression and interaction and insuring the long term conservation of digital artworks.

To insure sustainability of FLOSS development, also when non-profiteable: being software a socially relevant media it should not be ideated and mantained only on the basis of its merchantability.

To promote the idea of Net Ecology: development should be aware of all environmental issues connected to it and, as such, keep the research focused on recycling technical equipment whenever possible, develop environmental friendly systems and find ways to optimize the use of energy sources employed.

4. Strategic and operational goals

To open up new not for profit markets and to create and distribute FLOSS to a wider audience.

4.1. Strategic goals

To open up new not for profit markets

The community of FLOSS users still consists mostly of insiders, while the potential of the developed software has reached a state of high compatibility with license based programs.

To enforce general customers to make use of FLOSS we want to offer easy to use packages of applications at affordable prices that help sustaining their development.

4.2. Operational goals

To create and distribute FLOSS to a wider audience.

To guarantee the continuity of FLOSS creation and development we have to generate resources: money, people, infrastructure and knowledge.

To distribute the software we have to create communication strategies, attractive products, marketing and distribution channels.

5. products and combinations of markets (PCM's)

5.1. Products

5.1.1. Production of open source software

In the ArtLab - the research centre of the Netherlands Media Art Institute (NMAI) - a long term development program for open source software will be established and connected with the Artists in Residence program. This program will be defined by the dyne.org Foundation and the NMAI and financed by both partners.

5.1.2. Release of software - free of license

Conform to the protocol of FLOSS, the software developed will be made available online with its entire sourcecode.

Next to it, compilations of open source software will brought together on hardware (CD-ROM, computer boxes etc.) as well offered as plug and play products and ad-hoc setups. To compile, produce and distribute the hardware commercial calculations will be charged. The risk and profit is divided between both partners.

The profit has by both to be reinvested in research and development, production and distribution and is excluded from any private profit.

5.1.3. Donor and Patron membership program

The foundation will offer a Donor program for individuals and a Patron program for organizations willing to financially support the development of free software.

this document is confidential.

board:

Denis "jaromil" Rojo
Heiner Hostappels
Robert De Geuss

-  ⇤ ← Revision 2 as of 2005-08-30 12:56:03 → 
  Size: 5486
  Editor: jaromil
  Comment:
+   ← Revision 8 as of 2005-08-30 14:21:19 → ⇥
  Size: 5277
  Editor: jaromil
  Comment:
-Deletions are marked like this.
+Additions are marked like this.
 Line 2:
+#pragma section-numbers on
-Line 3:
+Line 4:
-.              Introduction
+= Introduction =
-Line 5:
+Line 6:
->I would first describe dyne org
Dyne.org ...... etc etc
+[ description of dyne.org ]
 Line 10:
-> In that respect a long lasting relationship was stablished with this
> organisation resulting in a patronage for the dyne.org foundation
(Description of this history, from the begining up to the working together
with Jaromil)
+In that respect a long lasting relationship was stablished with this
organisation resulting in a patronage for the dyne.org foundation
-Line 15:
+Line 13:
-.              Mission Statement

To promote the idea of open source and knowledge sharing
communities by research and development, production and distribution.

To provide new comunication tools, opening the partecipation to
online and onsite communities, leveraging the democratical access to
technology, lowering the economical requisites to its accesibility.

To foster artistical research and creation with open source technologies,
exploring new forms of expression and interaction.

To insure sustainability of free software development, also when
non-profiteable: being software a socially relevant media it should not
be ideated and mantained only on the basis of its merchantability.
+[ description of this history, from the begining up to the working together
with Jaromil ]
-Line 33:
+Line 18:
-.              Definitions of terms
+= Definitions of terms =
-Line 35:
+Line 20:
-.1 With the definition of free and open source software we refer
+With the definition of '''Free and Open Source Software''' we refer
-Line 41:
+Line 26:
-FLOSS (free libre open source software).
+'''FLOSS''' (free libre open source software).
-Line 43:
+Line 28:
-.2 With dyne.org foundation we describe a nonprofit organisation which
+'''FLOSS''' implies 4 fundamental freedoms:

 * The freedom to run the program, for any purpose.
 * The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs.
 * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
 * The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.

With '''dyne.org foundation''' we describe a non-profit organisation which
-Line 45:
+Line 37:
-solutions, especially related to art and comunication practices.
+solutions.
-Line 47:
+Line 39:
-All the revenues are reinvested in research, employement and disribution.
+With '''non-profit''' we specify that all the revenues are reinvested in research,
development, employement and distribution of dyne.org software and hardware products.
The Netherlands Media Art Institute garanties that the overhead never
will be more than 5% of the turn over.
-Line 51:
+Line 46:
-.        Strategic and operational goals
+= Mission Statement =
-Line 53:
+Line 48:
-To open up new not for profit markets and to create and distribute open
source software to a wider audience.
+To promote the idea and practice of '''open source knowledge sharing within
civil society''': by fostering research, development, production
and distribution of free software based communication tools.
-Line 56:
+Line 52:
-.1        strategic goals
+To open the partecipation to online and onsite communities, leveraging
the '''democratical and horizontal access to technology''', lowering the economical
requisites to its accessibility.
-Line 58:
+Line 56:
-      To open up new not for profit markets
+To foster employement of '''FLOSS in artistical creation''',
exploring new forms of expression and interaction and
insuring the long term conservation of digital artworks.
 Line 60:
-      The community of open source users still consists mostly of insiders,
      while the potential of the developed software has reached a state of
      high compatibility with license based programs.
      To enforce general customers to make use of free software we want to
      offer easy to use packages of applications at affordable prices.
+To insure '''sustainability of FLOSS development''', also when
non-profiteable: being software a socially relevant media it should not
be ideated and mantained only on the basis of its merchantability.
-Line 66:
+Line 64:
-.2        operational goals

      To create and distribute FLOSS to a wider audience.

      To guarantee the continuity of FLOSS creation and development we have
      to generate resources: money, people, infrastructure and knowledge.

      To distribute the software we have to create communication strategies,
      attractive products, marketing and distribution channels.

2.3 With dyne.org foundation we describe a nonprofit organisation which
distributes all research and creations for free, but also offers the most
easy acces to all members of this community, even to those that do not
contribute to research, at political prices.
+To promote the idea of '''Net Ecology''': development should be aware of all
environmental issues connected to it and, as such, keep the research focused on
recycling technical equipment whenever possible, develop environmental friendly
systems and find ways to optimize the use of energy sources employed.
-Line 82:
+Line 70:
-.4 Donor and Patron membership program
+= Strategic and operational goals =
-Line 84:
+Line 72:
-      The dyne.org foundation will offer a Donor program for individual and
      a Patron program for societies and institutions willing to financially
      support the development of free software.
      These programs will include the provision of simple internet services
      aimed to tie up the community of donors as well to publish their
      benevolent support: email aliases, forums and online social games will
      consitute the online specular realization of a social club.
+To open up new not for profit markets and to create and distribute FLOSS
to a wider audience.
-Line 92:
+Line 75:
-_______________
Contract between dyne.org and NIM
is about specific projects currently:
* Workshops - hour based
* Sync Starter (co-production)
* Video network (co-production)
* FreeJ (support by NIM)
______________
+== Strategic goals ==
-Line 101:
+Line 77:
-The Netherlands Media Art Institute garanties that the overhead never
will be more than 5% of the turn over.
+To open up new not for profit markets
-Line 104:
+Line 79:
-.         products and combinations of markets (PCM's)
+The community of FLOSS users still consists mostly of insiders,
while the potential of the developed software has reached a state of
high compatibility with license based programs.
-Line 106:
+Line 83:
-.1 Products
+To enforce general customers to make use of FLOSS we want to
offer easy to use packages of applications at affordable prices that
help sustaining their development.
-Line 108:
+Line 87:
-.2 Production of open source software
+== Operational goals ==
-Line 110:
+Line 89:
-      In the ArtLab - the research centre of the Netherlands Media Art
      Institute (NMAI) - a long term development program for open source
      software will be established and connected with the Artists in
      Residence program. This program will be defined by the dyne.org
      Foundation and  the NMAI and financed by both partners.
+To create and distribute FLOSS to a wider audience.
-Line 116:
+Line 91:
-.3 Release of software - free of license.
+To guarantee the continuity of FLOSS creation and development we have
to generate resources: money, people, infrastructure and knowledge.
-Line 118:
+Line 94:
-      Conform to the protocol of the free libre open source movement
      the developed software will be made available online with its entire
      sourcecode.
      Next to it, compilations of open source software will brought together
      on hardware (CD-ROM, computer boxes etc.) as well offered as plug
      and play products. To compile, produce and distribute the hardware
      commercial calculations will be charged. The risk and profit is divided
      between both partners.
      The profit has by both to be reinvested in research and development,
      production and distribution and is excluded from any private profit.
+To distribute the software we have to create communication strategies,
attractive products, marketing and distribution channels.
-Line 129:
+Line 97:
-.7       Marketing
                  To be sure of a break-even or profit result we have to
      investigate the market.
+= products and combinations of markets (PCM's) =

== Products ==

=== Production of open source software ===

In the ArtLab - the research centre of the Netherlands Media Art
Institute (NMAI) - a long term development program for open source
software will be established and connected with the Artists in
Residence program. This program will be defined by the dyne.org
Foundation and the NMAI and financed by both partners.

=== Release of software - free of license ===

Conform to the protocol of FLOSS, the software developed will be made
available online with its entire sourcecode.

Next to it, compilations of open source software will brought together
on hardware (CD-ROM, computer boxes etc.) as well offered as plug
and play products and ad-hoc setups.
To compile, produce and distribute the hardware
commercial calculations will be charged. The risk and profit is divided
between both partners.

The profit has by both to be reinvested in research and development,
production and distribution and is excluded from any private profit.


=== Donor and Patron membership program ===

The foundation will offer a Donor program for individuals and
a Patron program for organizations willing to financially
support the development of free software.


-----

this document is confidential.

board:
 * Denis "jaromil" Rojo
 * Heiner Hostappels
 * Robert De Geuss