[Fwd: Re: [seul-edu] Metadot Donates Internet Software Worth $1 Million]

[Doug Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

owner-seul-edu@seul.org wrote:

> To: seul-edu@seul.org
> From: Jim Laffey <cilaffey@showme.missouri.edu>
> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Metadot Donates Internet Software Worth $1 Million
>  to Schools Worldwide  (Business Wire)
>
> Daniel,
> Congratulations on the SEED award...it sounds like a great contribution. I
> notice that you reference "open standards" as a descriptor for your system,
> but I did not see any reference to open source license. It was my
> understanding that you developed and provided an open source licensed
> portal product. Is that not the case anymore. I'd appreciate some
> clarification of your licensing approach.
> Jim
>
> >Tuesday July 17, 12:06 pm Eastern Time
> >Press Release
> >
> >Metadot Donates Internet Software Worth $1 Million to Schools Worldwide
> >(Business Wire)
> >
> >Metadot and SEED Join Forces to Provide e-Learning Tools to Schools in
> >Developing Countries
> >
> >Metadot Corporation today announced that it has committed to donate $1
> >million worth of Internet software to more than 100 disadvantaged schools in
> >20 developing countries, in conjunction with the Schlumberger Excellence in
> >Educational Development Internet connectivity program.
> >
> >Full story at http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010717/0304.html
>
> James M. Laffey - Associate Professor
> Director - Center for Technology Innovations in Education
> 111 London Hall, College of Education, Univ. of Missouri
> Columbia, MO 65211
> cilaffey@showme.missouri.edu **(573) 882-5399 ** Fax (573) 884-5158
> http://www.ctie.missouri.edu
>
> ** "To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority
> myself"  attributed to Einstein  **

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