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18. History

This is $Revision: 1.14 $.

Versions not described here are minor editorial and typo-fix updates.

20 May 1999, version 1.1 -- draft.

18 Jun 1999, version 1.2 -- first private review version.

24 Jun 1999, version 1.5 -- first public release.

24 Jun 1999, version 1.6 -- minor update; point at definition of `hacker'.

24 Jun 1999, version 1.7 -- minor update; clarify criterion (e).

24 Jun 1999, version 1.9 -- `future-proofing', the `Free the Future' model, and a new section on exclusion payoffs.

24 Jun 1999, version 1.10 -- better name for the `Razor Blades' model.

25 Jun 1999, version 1.13 -- corrected 13% claim about Netscape revenues; added better treatment of free-rider effects, corrected list of closed protocols.

25 Jun 1999, version 1.14 -- added e-smith, inc.

9 Jul 1999, version 1.15 -- new appendix on hardware drivers, and a better explanation of rivalrous goods due to Rich Morin.


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