We brought the issue to your attention so that you could consult your legal council, to see if any legal problems might arise. If they say no, then there won't be any legal issues. But I seriously doubt any lawyer worth his salt would do that, so you most likely are going to have issues. Am I being too vague?.
Personally, I love VIM. But I do find it interesting that XEmacs and Emacs were split into two categories. I would have thought there would be a "*Emacs" category, or something like that. I guess Rob wanted to split the Emacs people so that VIM would win:-)
There is an interesting story that goes with them, though. Before they actually had released their product, they demoed it at NetWorld/Interop (and, interestingly enough, won "Best of Show"). People were so excited that they were actually purchacing empty Summit switches from the company for quite a large sum (a few thousand each). So the joke is that the company's first real income was from selling dummy boxes stuffed with peg board.
It's not that funny, but interesting never the less.
Ala NPI. The investors brought in their own CEO, and she replaced all of upper managment with her own people, the company went to hell, and she moved on to destroy the next company.
I think it would be nice to know what kind of software company. (i.e.: CAD, Games, Office/Productivity, development tools, etc.)
The buisiness strategies of a company are going to be heavily dependant on what they are selling, and who they are selling it to. I know from some (bad) expierence that selling to gamers (i.e.: individuals) is very different from the Corporate/Enterprise Managment types.
And unless you have something totally groundbreaking, I would stick to unoccupied/emerging markets. (Unless you think you can do a better job, such is the case of Ixia Communications who has (IMHO) better products than the local monopoly NetCom Systems). But I should also make the point that some monopolies are better left alone unless you truely know what you are doing (specifically Microsoft, less specifically Cisco).
I would have to say that the most exciting startup (at least for me) would be Extreme Networks (http://www.extremenetworks.com).
Having been associated with company since the beginning, I would have to say that competant employees that are willing to work their asses off are the most important thing. Also, make sure you know what you are doing before hand, PLAN EVERYTHING!!
"If we don't anticipate the unforcene, we are at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, catagorized, or easily referenced."
Also, look at other companies as examples. See who goofed up, and where people at the most trobules. Learning from other people's mistakes is a lot nicer than learning from your own!
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After getting lost in Haryana once, I figured out that most roads here do not have names, and even if they do, no one is quite sure where they go...
You could probably map the "official" areas of big cities like Delhi or Mumbai, but forget about the slums or village India.
We brought the issue to your attention so that you could consult your legal council, to see if any legal problems might arise. If they say no, then there won't be any legal issues. But I seriously doubt any lawyer worth his salt would do that, so you most likely are going to have issues. Am I being too vague?.
The fan on my nVidia card just died yesterday. If they are infringing on any patants, they certainly are crappie ones.
I thought you guys were supposed to be at Nate's birthday party. How do you post stories? Or are these delays?
Personally, I love VIM. But I do find it interesting that XEmacs and Emacs were split into two categories. I would have thought there would be a "*Emacs" category, or something like that. I guess Rob wanted to split the Emacs people so that VIM would win :-)
Definatly Delaware. It is very business savvy.
There is an interesting story that goes with them, though. Before they actually had released their product, they demoed it at NetWorld/Interop (and, interestingly enough, won "Best of Show"). People were so excited that they were actually purchacing empty Summit switches from the company for quite a large sum (a few thousand each). So the joke is that the company's first real income was from selling dummy boxes stuffed with peg board.
It's not that funny, but interesting never the less.
Ala NPI. The investors brought in their own CEO, and she replaced all of upper managment with her own people, the company went to hell, and she moved on to destroy the next company.
I think it would be nice to know what kind of software company. (i.e.: CAD, Games, Office/Productivity, development tools, etc.)
The buisiness strategies of a company are going to be heavily dependant on what they are selling, and who they are selling it to. I know from some (bad) expierence that selling to gamers (i.e.: individuals) is very different from the Corporate/Enterprise Managment types.
And unless you have something totally groundbreaking, I would stick to unoccupied/emerging markets. (Unless you think you can do a better job, such is the case of Ixia Communications who has (IMHO) better products than the local monopoly NetCom Systems). But I should also make the point that some monopolies are better left alone unless you truely know what you are doing (specifically Microsoft, less specifically Cisco).
I would have to say that the most exciting startup (at least for me) would be Extreme Networks (http://www.extremenetworks.com).
Having been associated with company since the beginning, I would have to say that competant employees that are willing to work their asses off are the most important thing. Also, make sure you know what you are doing before hand, PLAN EVERYTHING!!
"If we don't anticipate the unforcene, we are at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, catagorized, or easily referenced."
Also, look at other companies as examples. See who goofed up, and where people at the most trobules. Learning from other people's mistakes is a lot nicer than learning from your own!