James farmer takes a more conciliatory tone after his anti-WebCT rant last week, but he doesn't back down on the open source issue (nor should he). He writes, "I contend that our universities, schools and other educational institutions are wasting enormous amounts of money and making huge mistakes using commercial software where open source software could do as good as or better a job." I agree with this, especially when public institutions pay for this software (and educational content generally) though taxpayer contributions. He continues, "I despise the way education is turning into a cash cow for vendors. We should be spending what little money we have on teachers, genuinely valuable resources and teaching and learning."
Today: 1 Total: 16 [Direct link] [Share]
