#cgdmcnealy McNealy. exit costs of gov't dependence on closed tech is huge
#cgdmcnealy mcnealy: smart IP requires no price caps and protection of the R&D investment - and openness helps, doesn't hinder
#cgdmcnealy open source more capitalistic than proprietary cuz standards-based approach enables competition & innovation
sun cause=eliminate dig divide; mission=outfit the worlds data centers; strategy=sharing. #cgdmcnealy
#cgdmcnealy 5 reasons to be open: 1 low entry barriers 2 increase interoperabilty 3 lower R&D cost 4 more secure 5 low exit barriers
#cgdmcnealy Sharing works. cash flow positive for 19 straight years
#cgdmcnealy mcnealy: "Replace the word 'open' with 'share', a better way to think about it"
#cgdmcnealy McNealy. we invented open source including TCP/IP
#cgdmcnealy McNealy. Our cause - eliminate the digital divide w/o harming the planet
#cgdmcnealy mcnealy: Sun's silent cause has always been to 'eliminate the digital divide'
#cgdmcnealy McNealy. I wish I owned English. Even French. Or just the letter 'y'
Mcnealy favorite stat: china mobile had 300m subscribers start '07. 450m at start '08 #cgdmcnealy
#cgdmcnealy China mobile has more subscribers than US has citizens
#cgdmcnealy McNealy bemoaning Sharks loss
#cgdmcnealy Scott: McNealy has sense for what the next right thing will be
#cgdmcnealy ed scott - founder bea - 'embody inpatience for change'
#cgdmcnealy mcnealy: IP matters: need smart, balanced IP or R&D disapears
#cgdmcnealy McNealy i'm atrue believer in IP done correctly
#cgdmcnealy Ed Scott impatience for change at Sun in the 80's & 90's
mcnealy sponsored curriki.org is focus on open-standards based appoach - look great. #cgdmcnealy
Lawrence macdonald: mcnealy event atypical for CGD - but part of "global Corp engagement" #cgdmcnealy
Waiting for McNealy to show up. pls use #cgdmcnealy for this event. follow on http://tweems.com/cgdmcnealy
waiting for mcnealy to arrive at embassey hilton for open education talk - fashionably late #cgdmcnealy