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Blackboard Pledges Non-Assertion of Patent on Open Source Developers
2/1/2007
By David Nagel
Source: EDUCAUSE/Sakai joint statement
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About the author: Dave Nagel is the executive editor for 1105 Media's educational technology online publications and electronic newsletters. He can be reached at dnagel@1105media.com.
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