Tag: Kuali
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Kuali Days 2016? Why Bother
Kuali’s formula after their for-profit direction is more problematic than that of a commercial vendor such as Ellucian, because Ellucian never asked for membership or “project contribution” money to develop software with the intention of selling the result back to you as SaaS products. In my last Kuali related blog; “The Numbers Don’t Lie”, I…
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The Numbers Don’t Lie
The transition from Kuali to Kualico has been a rough ride for all involved. Out of control and utter failure some might say. The process has eroded the reputation of open source in education and declining memberships and revenues have pushed the once passionate Kuali community to the edge of being just another failed IT…
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Austin we have a problem: University of Maryland drops financial support for Kuali Student project
Some things are too coincidental to be a coincidence. -Yogi Berra I received an message the other day…
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Kuali/ KualiCo Update: One Year and a Cloud of Dust
The Dust Bowl was the name given to the Great Plains region devastated by drought in 1930s depression-ridden America. When drought struck in the 1930s the arid grasslands which had been broken out for farming no longer had a strong root system as an anchor. The winds easily picked up the loose topsoil and swirled…
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Everyone Hates Their ERP except the Kuali Community…at least for now
A question begets a question, which begets a question, thus I will follow up from my last post with a few thoughts and a few more questions I have seen via various channels such as Twitter and blogs. I have observed the Kuali Community for years now, using both Jenzabar and Ellucian’s Colleague, while…
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Commercial Kuali: Is Their New Path the Right Path?
Community-source software is only as successful as the community that builds it. -Kuali Foundation Website In a previous post I stated that one of the strengths of Kuali was its commercial support model in conjunction with its community. At that time, I wrote that an engaged, enthusiastic community of members whose jobs are often on…
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Kuali Questions Continue at Educause
It’s been a little over a month since the Kuali Foundation announced the formation of a for-profit Kuali entity. My reflection upon all the conversation flying about regarding the new Kuali commercial company was renewed this past week during Educause 2014. Educause is the premier higher education technology conference held every fall and conversations during…
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Do you want to party with your ERP like it’s 1998?
I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if I go astray -Prince On January 20, 1998 I was sitting in an auditorium at Oklahoma City Community College (OKCCC) mulling over a brand new ERP system for higher education. I’ve thought about that meeting several times over the years and thought it might be…
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KualiCo, The Kuali Community, and Other People’s Money
After posting recent blogs on the formation of KualiCo, I have been contacted by many people on both sides of the KualiCo/ Kuali.org discussion. I think I would rather be in a pair of waders in the North Platte River than wading back into the Kuali conversation of the last couple months, however as mentioned…