Subverting Proprietary Economics (FSOSS 2008)

1) The document discusses creating a sustainable business network for small rural businesses by combining elements of a local user group and chamber of commerce. 2) It proposes helping businesses convert to free and open source software through this network in order to subvert proprietary economic models and gain new clients. 3) The presenter outlines how to create self-sufficient clients, manage expectations, attract new clients, define and achieve success, and spread the ethos of FOSS through open business practices.