The Changing Cost of Open Source

by Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology

Rather than committing hours of staff time to develop software, Unizin’s founding member schools (including Indiana University and Colorado State) are committing dollars — $1.05 million each over the course of three years. If it sounds hefty, remember: That’s still a pittance compared to the cost of equivalent digital content services on the commercial market. Unizin is also partnering with commercial entities — “companies that support open standards and open access to content and to data,” said Qazi. That doesn’t necessarily equate to open source, he pointed out. For example, Unizin has locked into the use of Instructure Canvas, a learning management system available to the consortium members under a discount arrangement.

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