[Foundation-l] Seeking clarification

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
The notion that Wikieducator and WIkiversity are competitors can only exist
when you think of open source / open content projects as competitors. When
you think they are, they are not doing a good job because they are not
learning the lessons of the other. Remember open content, every one can use
it ???

Really the notion of competitors is one that exists when your thinking mode
is reminiscent of the "not invented here" routine. If this is your mode of
thinking... well fine, good luck to you.
Thanks,
     GerardM

On Jan 21, 2008 11:52 PM, Andrew Whitworth <wknight8111 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jan 21, 2008 4:51 PM, Chad <innocentkiller at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I was reading back through all of the Kaltura threads over the
> > past few days, and I noticed something I hadn't noticed before.
> > Discussion seems to have missed it, but it was mentioned
> > that this 2-way partnership between the WMF and Kaltura was
> > actually a 3-way partnership, with WikiEducator being tacked
> > on there as well. I had never heard of them before, not even in
> > passing.
>
> At least one member of the WMF advisory board plays an important role
> in WikiEducator. I thought there was more of a connection, but I am
> having trouble finding evidence of that right now. WikiEducator is
> supported by the Commonwealth of Nations.
>
> > Since I had never heard of this group before, I was wondering
> > if someone could tell me a bit more about it. It seems a lot
> > like Wikiversity. Are we collaborating with them in other
> > areas too?
>
> WikiEducator is beta-testing the "wiki to print" extension that is
> supposed to be installed in WMF servers sometime this year. Also, many
> members at Wikiversity have the same concerns as you (are WikiEducator
> and Wikiversity competitors?), although I won't speak about that issue
> because I don't know enough about it. I do know that people at
> Wikiversity have discussed this issue at length, so you may want to go
> digging around there for more answers.
>
> --Andrew Whitworth
>
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