learning

Why do some open source companies create their own software distribution?

from external blog: http://coppola.rsmart.com/2010/12/20/why-do-some-open-source-companies-create-their-own-software-distribution/

In my role with rSmart I regularly engage in conversations about rSmart’s approach to solving the last mile problem for the Sakai and Kuali communities.

Our approach, like Red Hat, Moodlerooms, and other open source software companies, includes participating actively as a part of these communities, developing a product based on the community software, and engaging with the market to facilitate widespread adoption.

Path Matters

from external blog: http://coppola.rsmart.com/2010/03/17/path-matters/

There’s a conversation going on today on the EDUCAUSE CIO List about criteria for evaluating learning management systems (LMS). Patrick Masson, CIO at SUNY Delhi, suggested in that conversation, that a feature comparison might no longer provide the right assessment criteria. Brad Wheeler, CIO at Indiana University and uber-leader of Community Source in education, responded in agreement. Brad and Patrick each suggest that features among the various LMS options are roughly on par and don’t offer much in terms of differentiation. Brad goes on to suggest that:

Good news on the Blackboard Edu Patent Front

from external blog: http://coppola.rsmart.com/2008/08/26/good-news-on-the-blackboard-edu-patent-front/

Michael Feldstein picked up on some good news on Desire2Learn’s blog. The US Patent and Trademark Office has denied Blackboard’s request to suspend the re-examination process.