On open source in higher Ed meeting. Is open source important to #highered? How can we support?
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@TheresaVermont It can/should be, but institutions have to be able to support it. My institution has dedicated IT (myself among them). Open source to us means lower software costs -- our internal support is already a fixed cost.
@TheresaVermont They do. We’ve developed a lot of functionality in-house, and black box systems have been limiting. Open source is viewed as a way for us to be able to work with existing systems to create solutions. We’re very likely going to be migrating off an “enterprise” CMS onto an open source platform in the near future.
@mach1group Does your leadership understand the role of open source?