James Dalziel writes in, "in some ways, this is the
most important LAMS announcement of late in that it points people to the actual code they can now use themselves." OK. But what is most interesting about this announcement, it seems to me, is not the new version of LAMS (come on, it's a .01 upgrade) or even the integration of LAMS with Backboard, Moodle and Sakai (with more planned), it is rather the emergence of an explicitly commercial model for the open source software. With "trial accounts" now available and a fee-based hosting and support model, the people at LAMS are looking to commercialize. Well - more power to them; this is the model of open source commercialization I've long advocated, and if it keeps them fed and helps them to continue to develop LAMS for the benefit of everybody, then I'm all for it. Still, the PR-speak in the press release isn't a welcome sign - where do these PR-writers come from, and how quickly can we send them back?
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