hi again, I'm replying to myself. It occurred to me that my post might look like spam since I didn't even say what kind of open source company I was proposing. Its an idea for an open source vegetarian fast food franchise.
This is what I came up with so far.
Apply the concept of open source software business model to a non-software company. It would work similar to a franchise operation but their won't need to be any franchise fees. Instead the website is community driven and defines the business mission and goals. Ideally the site will become a definitive source on what Double V represents and will set the standards that the franchisees will follow. Anyone will be able to do business as Double V as long as they abide by the expectations of the community. Using the Double V logo will become an honor and a sign of quality.
I was thinking kinda the same thing. I even impulsively registered a domain for it last month and put up a forum. Since then I almost forgot about it. It looks like nobody else but me has been there. If you're interested check it out at http://www.doublev.org/ Leave some comments. Who knows maybe it will be the first of its kind.
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hi again, I'm replying to myself. It occurred to me that my post might look like spam since I didn't even say what kind of open source company I was proposing. Its an idea for an open source vegetarian fast food franchise.
This is what I came up with so far.
Apply the concept of open source software business model to a non-software company. It would work similar to a franchise operation but their won't need to be any franchise fees. Instead the website is community driven and defines the business mission and goals. Ideally the site will become a definitive source on what Double V represents and will set the standards that the franchisees will follow. Anyone will be able to do business as Double V as long as they abide by the expectations of the community. Using the Double V logo will become an honor and a sign of quality.
I was thinking kinda the same thing. I even impulsively registered a domain for it last month and put up a forum. Since then I almost forgot about it. It looks like nobody else but me has been there. If you're interested check it out at http://www.doublev.org/ Leave some comments. Who knows maybe it will be the first of its kind.