NewsForge: Review: The Open Source Portfolio Initiative

“The free software movement was inspired by the ideals of
academic research, and in the last few years it has given some of
the fruits of that inspiration back to academia. One of the largest
open source projects in academia is the Open Source Portfolio
Initiative (OSP)–a specialized content management system,
comparable to WebCT. Its functions are to assist universities in
administering Web servers, teachers in preparing online course
components, and both teachers and students in designing and using
portfolios, which are academically oriented personal Web pages.
Despite some flaws, the project fulfills its functions well…”

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