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.
The apparatus to cement centralized, undemocratic power has already been built. Regulations have a part to play, but they can't just be recommendations.
Let's keep building.
AI, surveillance, open tech, and news as a business.
We need to see more technical collaborations between public service media organizations. It's also really important that they're based on open technology that doesn't lock them in.
