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Indieweb

@econproph The #indieweb community has been great at creating an ecosystem. Working code over mailing lists and standards bodies.

@econproph Trick with that, from experience, is that trying to create a cross-tool standard up front is a black hole. Need 2 or 3 tools 1st.

I don't think institutions can or should, generally, build their own software. But educators must be a tighter part of the conversation.

Blackboard's software is terrible. Horrible architecture, terrible service, closed in every way possible. EdTech needs more open solutions.

The question for institutions: if they need software like Blackboard, who will build it, and why?

Institutions are - rightly - turning to open source solutions to escape from lock-in at high licensing cost. It's eating Blackboard's lunch.

Relatively high risk and long decision times drive Blackboard's licensing costs up. Most of their revenue is from corporate institutions.

Blackboard is expensive - but it has to be. Long sales cycles and bespoke university requirements lead to larger capital requirements.

@bitoclass Yuck. I'm sorry! I think you're a victim of relentless cloudification here. Is xbmc any good?

@jf Cats would start their own podcast, but they don't want to deal with all the complaints about their tiny mewing voices.

@_tessr I've been working with tar for well over a decade and this might be the first mnemonic that actually works for me!

All the parking is rammed. World's smelliest flower denied!

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