Pat, Richard, Ruth, this seem to illustrate the importance of dialog. Different institutional needs will drive the selection of applications based on a variety of criteria. The methods of achieving interoperability will impact the usefulness of different applications given different requirements and intended uses. The impact here of OSS is the ability to really understand what is under the hood so we can make truly informed decisions that will influence the teaching, learning, and administrative experience. I know that due diligence, which was facilitated by code transparency, happened at the Open Polytechnic and at SUNY with different conclusions and results.
I think too that Richard struck at something with his final question, “I'm also a little curious how a SOA architecture sits with the selection of proprietary Angel?” The quick answer, as Pat indicates, is that it does not. Angel was not selected based on the requirements that guided our recommendations as outlined in the “SLN's Request for Public Comment” document referenced above. So, considerations that lead the evaluation team to an SOA-based solution were taken off the table.
Sometimes all we can do is make recommendations.
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