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I'm not sure that throwing money into sponsorship in a Linux environment would necessarily gain adoption. Great programs and software suites seem to emerge all of the time. Having a great tool for the job is probably more important IMHO, and we have that. Having a good relationship with the Linux community is an awesome step forward though, and this is great news. I'm just saying don't necessarily chuck a bunch of Tennessee money into it because if it's good then the community will react accordingly anyway.

Top work, guys.

A good point. I agree Linux's (and maybe the open source ecosystem at large's) more organic adoption may not be served by trying to push NXT too aggressively, lest we go past promotion into perceived shilling. While I trust that Damelon, EvilDave, JL777 and others have many irons in the fire that continue to reinforce the small-f foundation, I wonder what other large-scale avenues NXT--its core, supporters, and advocates in the community--can continue to target that may be 1) unaware of NXT's platform offerings, 2) well served by its relatively modular flexibility, and 3) tie directly into a large user base that expands beyond the typical crypto-adept population without going against the philosophy of NXT. I.e., I wonder how many NXTers want to see NXT tied in much with R3CEV (beyond the desire for a higher potential valuation)

That said, the idea of the NXT NRS being the MS/OpenOffice-style "default", easy, free, and ready-to-go toolkit for businesses
-group voting (of owners, shareholders or even customers)
-recording ownership (singleton assets or otherwise)
-reward points (as an MS currency)
-fundraising/rewards (in the form of dividends on assets)
-etc.

seems appealing and a natural fit, not even touching on the current and future DeBuNe-specific additions.

I suspect capodieci's note about making the NRS included with distro releases was half-joking, but I can hardly imagine a better inclusion for a small business/freelancer looking to build an infrastructure inexpensively with Linux. Wwhat a huge accomplishment that would be; maybe raspbian/noobs/ubuntu to start . Hopefully that could be a real consideration down the line as the Linux foundation relationship grows!

Thanks to all the NXTers driving this forward. I hope to find the niche I can add value to and join the ranks.

Thanks, @jabo38 

Yes....integration of Nxt with some Linux distros, and/or creating repos for the main Linux distros would be very good things to have.

As ever: we can think/brainstorm about this, but to make it happen we will need someone to step up and actually put the work in.
Any volunteers ?
I can promise some bounty from TNSSE funds.....

@AQQA: yep, we're not planning on shilling NXT or on getting too far into bed with R3, you'll be happy to hear.
What we will be doing is building a relationship and helping to further the aims of the OS movement, but we don't have any grand plans beyond that.
The LF Affiliate Membership felt like a perfect fit for Nxt, and (being economical) only cost the same as one press release.
I think it's worth it, but time will tell.

Being honest, coders are useful, but we also need people who can simply represent Nxt in a reasonably professional way to the outside world.
Or write...or edit the Wiki....

Kudos to Damelon.

 

OK....anyone want to go to beautiful Lake Tahoe, California ?

http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/collaboration-summit



Check out the conference info: this is intended to be a very high level, invitation-only conference/networking opportunity. It would be very good to have an Nxt presence there, but we will need someone who can work at the Summits intended level.
If any Nxt'er thinks they can handle this...let me know, and we'll get working on an invite. 

this does not mean jack shit. try looking up NXT on the website, haha

this does not mean jack shit. try looking up NXT on the website, haha

I agree.

Forging lasting connections with industry leaders and experienced people is much less important than having a logo on a site!

/sarcasm