Re: FW: [school-discuss] Operational Questions (was Updated Coalition Procedures - Members sign up here)

[Teprine Baldo <teprine76@xxxxxxxx>]

Hello Michael,

I don't answer because I don't have the answers. 
Sorry.
Teprine Baldo
--- Michael Viron <mviron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Justin,
>  
> I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the
> continued lack of response to
> these important operational issues which need to be
> addressed.  It has now
> been over 2 months since my original post of
> December 15th, 2006 (with
> subsequent posts on this same subject on December
> 31st, January 16th,
> January 28th, and February 8th) with no response
> forthcoming.  Please
> provide a response to the questions below at your
> earliest possible
> convenience.
>  
> Sincerely,
>  
> Michael Viron
> President & CEO
> General Education Online
>  
>   _____  
> 
> From: owner-schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Michael
> Viron
> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 11:32 AM
> To: schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: FW: [school-discuss] Updated Coalition
> Procedures - Members sign up
> here
> 
> 
> Justin,
>  
> In your latest email, you still have not addressed
> my earlier concerns
> mentioned on December 15th, specifically the
> following:
>  
> 1) Who decides to close a current members standing
> in the Schoolforge
> Coalition?
> 2) Why are previous active members of Schoolforge
> now having to "re-apply"
> for membership?
> 3) What are the procedures to close / revoke an
> organizations membership?
> How is the organization notified?  Is there a
> possibility of appeal?
>  
> Thank you for your time,
>  
> Michael Viron
> President & CEO
> General Education Online, A Schoolforge Founding
> Member
> International Education Resources, A General
> Education Online organization
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: owner-schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Justin
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 8:37 AM  
> To: schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [school-discuss] Updated Coalition
> Procedures - Members sign up
> here
> 
> 
> Michael, these are good questions.  
> 
> "I must again mention something regarding the narrow
> definition of "FLOSS"
> on the website which seems to indicate that "free /
> open resources" are not
> welcome as members of schoolforge.  This is in
> direct contradiction to the
> founding principles which allowed for those projects
> that provide web-based
> open resources which may or may not include
> providing a copy of the
> underlying "software" that powers the site."
> 
> Actually, there are no contradictions to the
> founding principles in this
> definition.  Over the years since the founding
> principles were laid out, the
> 'web services' landscape has made enough ground that
> we can start to see
> what utilities share our view of free and open, and
> can be used to create
> even better resources in the future. A site such as
> Wikipedia, for example,
> serves as an example of a 'web service' that is free
> and open - and
> facilitates the principles of unity and resource
> building through
> collaboration that SchoolForge was founded on.  
> 
> Free (cost wise) resources are a great thing, but
> using that along with
> SchoolForge principles seems flawed.  An example
> could be that Mac offered
> to provide their operating system free to the OLPC
> project for free, which
> was turned down on the basis that it's not open
> source.  I think Microsoft
> has offered their OS for free to schools that were
> going with open source
> alternatives.  In both of these cases, it's the
> licensing of the open source
> tools that has prompted a response of lower
> costs/free resources. 
> 
> As for SchoolForge Coalition membership, for now
> your entries are rejected.
> I think what you provide are wonderful resources,
> and I invite you to
> resubmit your request when your resources can be
> accessed without any
> question as to whether they meet the definition of
> "FLOSS" as provided on
> the website.  I'm willing to work with you towards
> reaching that, but if
> that isn't the direction you want to go - please
> make this point clear. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Justin
> 
> 


Teprine Baldo 
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