Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Becta's Open Source Schools "Innovation Seminar"

[Tim Dobson]

Robert Burrell Donkin wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Tim Dobson <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Does anyone have any questions they think I should ask anyone there?
> >
> > http://opensourceschools.org.uk/innovationseminar
> >
> > Ie. Becta's home access project is happening here in the northwest - I
> > *think* www.greeh.co.uk is involved in it, but don't quote me there.
> >
> > Is the proposed "National Digital Resource Bank" - being built by a north
> > west based company going to be a sham or really useful? According to a
> > leaflet I managed to dig out it said it was going to be Creative Commons
> > licenced but fail to say which licence, which makes that assertion almost
> > useless.
>
> +1
>
> license clarity is really crucial
>
> it's probably worthwhile asking about license compatibility
>
> "The National Digital Resource Bank is set to become the largest
> project in UK Education. Using a licence free product developed in
> Spain. ndrb will provide Local Authorities with the largest collection
> of open content available that is compatible with all commonly used
> Learning Platforms."
>
> huh?
>
> "licence free product" ...?
>
> is this free software? public domain? freeware? royalty free?

haha. My thoughts exactly!
I'll chase this up and see what what's going on! :)

Here's another
"is it a quango/is it a useful program" game:
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/resourcesfinanceandbuilding/bsf/aboutbsf/

Currently attempting to grasp what precisely it has to do with free 
software to justify two talks at this event: 
http://opensourceschools.org.uk/innovationseminar but no doubt I'll find 
out!

Any points I should be making to Dr Stephen Lucey at Becta?
I mean, things that are likely to actually make a difference... :)

Tim