The Whiteboard plans to offer Open Source software compliant with EU regulations that are required for commercial software. Currently, regulations create a distinction of quality between Open Source and commercial software. This limits the use of Open Source software, especially in environments that have high security requirements.
To achieve this, The Whiteboard sets up a secure build pipeline where Open Source software is produced to meet the commercial standards of the Digital Operations Resilience Act (DORA) and Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Both the source code and the software itself are then made available under The Whiteboard’s “Commercially Limited Open Source License”. This is combined with an administration of static data to measure the individual contribution of Open Source developers to a given Open Source software project.
The Whiteboard then sells licensing rights in a subscription format, under the “Commercially Limited Open Source License,” which is laid out in a “Fair Distribution of Funds” agreement. A subscription can be purchased at different levels. For example, it may include all versions of an Open Source project or only certain versions. A periodic fee is set for a subscription, possibly based on revenue or profit expectations.
We plan to implement this on the crypto network. By distributing tokens to Open Source developers according to their contribution to the respective Open Source software, each individual contribution to an Open Source software project is recorded. The subscription is established through a crypto contract. Customers then make a stablecoin deposit into the contract, from which the proceeds are automatically distributed and paid out according to the contribution. This allows customers and developers to see exactly how the proceeds from subscriptions are fairly distributed. Thus, The Whiteboard places the entire handling of the payment flow on the crypto network, making it independent of any function or control within The Whiteboard.