February 2007 — News
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Blackboard Pledges Non-Assertion of Patent on Open Source Developers
Source: EDUCAUSE/Sakai joint statement
We hope that all of the organizations and individuals interested in educational technology will continue to focus our collective energies on improving software, and system and data interoperability with the ultimate goal of delivering truly innovative solutions to all teachers and learners.
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More info:
- Article: Blackboard, SFLC Go Head to Head at Sakai Conference
- Article: Blackboard Responds to SFLC Filing
- Article: SFLC Wants Reexamination of Blackboard Patent
- Sakai Atlanta Conference Home Page
- Sakai Project home page
- Blackboard Inc.
- Software Freedom Law Center
- EDUCAUSE's letter to Blackboard
- EDUCAUSE's minutes approving the letter
- Wikipedia entry, "History of virtual learning environments"
- Blackboard Inc.'s patent press release
- Blackboard Inc.'s patent No. 6,988,138
- Moodle
- ATutor
- Desire2Learn
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