This article, and the ReadWriteWeb article that I referenced both read too much into this. From what I can tell, CloudCourse was designed to solve the resource management problems that Google had coordinating internal talks and training courses. Google is releasing this internal tool as open source as an example of Google Apps integration and for businesses using Google Apps. The requirements of schools are dramatically different.
I'm particular interested because I am building http://www.classlet.com -- Luckily, it does not appear that Google is competing with us (yet).
Classlet has a new version with loads of new stuff in the pipes coming soon. Contact me at brandon@classlet.com if you'd like to know more.
Why not build off of this base specifically for schools? Blackboard is always going to be hanging over you. Why not get Google in your corner by relying on their open code?
We're relying on a number of Google services already. This project is somewhat orthogonal to what we are building. Many of these features don't apply, so it is not really directly valuable to us to built on top of it.
"We actually didn't design this system with universities in mind - we designed it as a course scheduling tool for enterprises."
Source: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_releases_cloudco...
This article, and the ReadWriteWeb article that I referenced both read too much into this. From what I can tell, CloudCourse was designed to solve the resource management problems that Google had coordinating internal talks and training courses. Google is releasing this internal tool as open source as an example of Google Apps integration and for businesses using Google Apps. The requirements of schools are dramatically different.
I'm particular interested because I am building http://www.classlet.com -- Luckily, it does not appear that Google is competing with us (yet).
Classlet has a new version with loads of new stuff in the pipes coming soon. Contact me at brandon@classlet.com if you'd like to know more.