> > Are there any foundations or other funding agencies out there that > > might support work on creating free and open source texts? I'll work > > on my own time if I have to but I could do a lot more with a small > > grant. > > How much money are you thinking about? I can keep > my eyes open, but it helps a lot to know the desired > level of support. > > William >
I'll take this opportunity to say that I don't see any reason why Sage would not be a viable option for a (properly worded) CCLI (course, curriculum, laboratory) grant from the NSF. Not that it would be guaranteed to get it, but if it was made clear what exactly about Sage (or a book) would not be done by commercial ventures anyway, it should have a good shot, especially given the 'broader impact' piece. I recently attempted to ask precisely these questions of some NSF folk at a workshop, and it seems that the problem with software is to find what would not be done anyway by a commercial company. I don't know why this is, but that is their criterion. Still, given e.g. Jason Grout's recent post I am sure that one could come up with quite a few things. If one actually browses the CCLI awards (or goes to the JMM poster session for such things), there are some products out there that do not really hold a candle to what Sage is capable of. In fact, some might even consider joining Sage. All this notwithstanding, the people I talked to also said that CCLI language was being rather heavily reworded, so that one would want to wait until the next announcement. Then there the national budget woes to consider... Geogebra has also gotten some weird NSF funding, though I feel like it was through some other subgranting arena. - kcrisman --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-edu" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-edu?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
