Comments on: The End of an Era: Yale’s Contributions to and Use of Open Source Software http://ipinthedigitalage.com/the-end-of-an-era-yale%e2%80%99s-contributions-to-and-use-of-open-source-software/ CPSC 182 at Yale College Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Andrew Petro http://ipinthedigitalage.com/the-end-of-an-era-yale%e2%80%99s-contributions-to-and-use-of-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1931 Andrew Petro Mon, 18 May 2009 23:38:49 +0000 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/?p=666#comment-1931 I'm saddened to see Technology & Planning disbanded. I greatly enjoyed working for Technology & Planning as a student employee studying Computer Science in Yale College and after I graduated for a year. The community source projects were excellent -- CAS, uPortal -- in the opportunities they afforded to collaborate with and share with developers at other higher education institutions but most of all it was a pleasure and a privilege to work with Susan Bramhall, Howard Gilbert, Drew Mazurek, and Andy Newman, following in the footsteps of Shawn Bayern. In some ways those were some of the best months of my life. The lasting good that the Central Authentication Service has done to Yale University and to many institutions of higher education and beyond in easily, effectively securing web applications with support for multi-tier authentication is not to be discounted. In CAS is a perhaps largely accidental investment in technology that has paid deep dividends far and wide. Thank you for this excellent video. I’m saddened to see Technology & Planning disbanded. I greatly enjoyed working for Technology & Planning as a student employee studying Computer Science in Yale College and after I graduated for a year. The community source projects were excellent — CAS, uPortal — in the opportunities they afforded to collaborate with and share with developers at other higher education institutions but most of all it was a pleasure and a privilege to work with Susan Bramhall, Howard Gilbert, Drew Mazurek, and Andy Newman, following in the footsteps of Shawn Bayern. In some ways those were some of the best months of my life.

The lasting good that the Central Authentication Service has done to Yale University and to many institutions of higher education and beyond in easily, effectively securing web applications with support for multi-tier authentication is not to be discounted. In CAS is a perhaps largely accidental investment in technology that has paid deep dividends far and wide.

Thank you for this excellent video.

]]> By: Michael L http://ipinthedigitalage.com/the-end-of-an-era-yale%e2%80%99s-contributions-to-and-use-of-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1930 Michael L Mon, 18 May 2009 01:26:09 +0000 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/?p=666#comment-1930 How sad...Technology and Planning's done a lot, it's a shame they're being disbanded.... How sad…Technology and Planning’s done a lot, it’s a shame they’re being disbanded….

]]> By: Brian L http://ipinthedigitalage.com/the-end-of-an-era-yale%e2%80%99s-contributions-to-and-use-of-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 Brian L Fri, 15 May 2009 02:22:06 +0000 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/?p=666#comment-1925 This was really well done! I found it very interesting that Yale's open source developments first emerged out of necessity when there were not even off-the-shelf operating system available to run on the university's equipment. Perhaps the thriving industry of higher education software has made it easier for Yale to justify its disengagement from open source projects. From your documentary, it's pretty clear that this is a poor decision, seeing as Yale and its peer schools truly reap major benefits from being able to collaborate on things like CAS and SAKAI that are made by universities for universities with the programmers (who can make modifications relatively easily when need be) working in-house. I really hope Yale will see the light! This was really well done! I found it very interesting that Yale’s open source developments first emerged out of necessity when there were not even off-the-shelf operating system available to run on the university’s equipment. Perhaps the thriving industry of higher education software has made it easier for Yale to justify its disengagement from open source projects. From your documentary, it’s pretty clear that this is a poor decision, seeing as Yale and its peer schools truly reap major benefits from being able to collaborate on things like CAS and SAKAI that are made by universities for universities with the programmers (who can make modifications relatively easily when need be) working in-house. I really hope Yale will see the light!

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