Not sure how to respond to this. I don't want to deflect this discussion either (I'm slated to contribute later on, maybe we can pick this up then).
Quickly in context to this discussion,
Our technical goal was to provide teaching and learning components independently of a system. Not really to pick a new LMS. We felt OSS was the best option for doing this. In factuPortal was to be our “system” with disparate tools presenting depending on the user/course. We felt it would be easier to use Sakai's tools - not Sakai, not Moodle as independent components. In fact, we actually began with tools developed outside of “core” Sakai: the grade book and test engine, and even another project, the Bedework Calendar.
And how Angel fits into a SOA model (or at least what we were trying to do)? I don't think SUNY cares about SOA (see http://www.elearning.ac.uk/features/masson for the gruesome details). I had nothing to do with the selection of Angel. I would love to know how Angel became the “preferred platform” for SUNY. But I do know that this topic is much bigger than what could be explained here!
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