If you haven't seen it, Harold Jarche has posted a point-by-point comparison of the Blackboard patent and Elgg's features. It's a really good post and should leave you in no doubt about where we stand: Elgg is not covered by the patent and takes a unique approach to learning. Simple as that.
"Why, a funder asked me recently, do two intermediaries this funder saw as offering duplicative services both still exist? Because you—and your funder colleagues—let them, I said." But consolidation is a dangerous road.
"To labour out of love, and to choose to share their work freely in a market society, OSS developers find themselves in a position where they are vulnerable to exploitation and harm."
"AI only needs 150 words to identify me. What does that mean for you?"
AI and society; and sustaining innovation has failed us.
