Hello, An example of Common Cartridge format implementation in FOSS: https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/IMS_Common_Cartridge_import_and_export
2015-06-20 13:46 GMT+03:00 Scott Wilson <[email protected]>: > Hi Guido, > > Common Cartridge is a specification published by the IMS Global Learning > Consortium, which is a consortium of eLearning companies, publishing > houses, and educational associations. > > IMS “final” standards are gratis to access (though they do try to steer > you towards membership). > > The actual license terms of IMS specifications are set out here: > > http://www.imsglobal.org/license.html > > I think its fair to say that FOSS can implement IMS specifications without > much concern, and distribute implementations under FOSS licenses. The only > conditions on implementations relate to IMS attribution, effectively a > required NOTICE for products: > > " 4. Grant of License to Develop Products Based on the Specification(s) > IMS hereby grants the Licensee Organization, its Related Parties a > worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, nontransferable, nonexclusive, > nonsublicenseable license to download and utilize the Specification(s) for > the purpose of developing, making, having made, using, marketing, > importing, offering to sell or license, and selling or licensing, and to > otherwise distribute, products that implement this Specification(s), in all > cases subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and IPR notices > contained within the Specification(s). > > Licensee agrees to publicly and visibly acknowledge and attribute to IMS > the Specification(s) upon which products are based to any and all > Development Partner(s). Distribution of machine readable implementations of > this specification for the purpose of working with Development Partner(s) > to develop interoperable products is granted to the licensee as long as all > other provisions of this agreement are adhered to. Such rights are > transferrable and sublicenseable. Development Partner(s) or other parties > desiring to distribute or make original use of the Specification(s) > separate from the rights granted to the licensee are encouraged to > individually register with IMS so that IMS can provide updates on the > evolution of the specification and provide information on conformance > certification.” > > So in terms of user freedom I think IMS specs are OK. > > However, you don’t get a vote to modify the specification itself unless > you pay the membership fees (around $15,000 for the smallest companies, up > to £55,000 for large companies/gov agencies). You also need to register if > you want your product listing in its conforming products listing, or your > company listing as a certified supplier ( > http://developers.imsglobal.org/catalog.html). As you can see a few FOSS > projects are already there, such as Apereo/Sakai, Mahara and Moodle. > > Hope this helps, > -- WBR & WBW, Vitaly
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