Keep up with Kuali

May 15, 2009

Kuali, a project whose scope is so big a full definition should be left to their website, is already an important topic on campus and will only become more so in the coming years. Keeping informed of Kuali developments could be a full-time job. The Kuali Foundation understood this and created the position of Member Liaison to help the higher education community stay on top of Kuali-related news.

Zachary Naiman stepped into the position this week and launched a blog to facilitate communication among the open-source software-development group and its members (including the UW and other higher-education institutions). In Naiman’s words:

When people hear “Kuali,” I want them to think about a supportive community where it is easy to find the information you need, get your questions answered, and encounter reliable partners to assist you in evaluating, implementing and maintaining Kuali software. I want Kuali to be the pudding that proves that open-source software does not come at the expense of support, that a community can provide far better assistance than a 1-800 number.

Read the rest of his first post (and many others to follow) to learn—and contribute to the conversation—about the software products that the UW is helping to shape and will use for years to come. Of course, the OUR will blog about Kuali news relevant to the UW community.