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  1. Licensing
    1. good for
      1. knowing usage
      2. improving communication
    2. downsides
      1. must pay to use therefore inhibiting adoption for entities with less resources 
      2. alienates open source communities such as Samvera & Islandora who have increased adoption
      3. forces comparison with licensed proprietary solutions
  2. Membership
    1. Grants
    2. Centralized
    3. Commercial ala Linux
      1. good for
      2. downsides
    4. Grants
      1. good for
        1. innovation
        2. startup
        3. one time efforts
      2. downsides
        1. Sustaining administrative functions & maintenance
        2. Sustaining Staff
    5. Hybrid
    6. Commercial but not propriatary (Linux model)
    7. Centralized
      1. good for 
        1. economy of scale benefits
        2. potential of sustaining multiple like minded efforts over time
      2. downsides
      Hybrid