In the Un*x world: kill 'em all. Let init sort it out.
On Wed, Oct 07, 2020 at 10:26:18AM -0600, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > Similar to shoot them all and let God sort them out. > > -----Original Message----- From: John Osmon Sent: Wednesday, October > 7, 2020 10:12 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: > [AFMUG] OT Royalty deal > > If you hang them all, you get the guilty. > (Appologies to Tom T. Hall) > > > On Wed, Oct 07, 2020 at 08:39:37AM -0600, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > >If you own everything it is not a problem. > > > >-----Original Message----- From: Adam Moffett Sent: Wednesday, > >October 7, 2020 7:58 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT > >Royalty deal > > > > > >On 10/6/2020 3:20 PM, John Osmon wrote: > >>On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 02:20:24PM -0600, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > >>>I am getting some traction with developers for my fiber. They want me > >>>to come in, they will put the subscription to my service as part of > >>>the HOA fees. They will not let others in the ditch. All for 10% of > >>>the gross. So I get 100% take rate. I am not unhappy with the deal. > >>>But I am wondering about agreeing to a perpetual royalty. Anyone else > >>>done one of these deals? > >>I'd be tempted to do it as two companies. > >> > >>Company the first: FTTH provider. Layer 1/2 aggregator > >>Company the second: ISP > >> > >>HOA fees cover an ethernet/PON connection to a head end. The ISP can > >>connect to any homeowner at the headend. > >> > >>The fiber company will make money in perpetuity. The ISP can make money > >>as long as they serve the customers wishes. > > > >The value might be in perception more than anything. If the > >developer was wary about being trapped with an ISP they hate later, > >then something like that might appease them. > > > >>I'm also a big proponent of structural separation. In my world, anyone > >>that uses the public ROW would be prohibited from being an ISP. > > > >Yeahbut you're not plugging the same fiber into multiple OLT's. This > >would be a mandate for a central split architecture. If you built > >distributed split and didn't include lots of surplus fibers then > >you're still basically stuck with one provider. I'd be annoyed if > >last mile network design became accidentally enshrined in law. > > > > > >-- > >AF mailing list > >AF@af.afmug.com > >http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > >-- > >AF mailing list > >AF@af.afmug.com > >http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com