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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=506135212-19052009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=506135212-19052009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=506135212-19052009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>I think it would be nice to see a roadmap of developments intended for
the next 6-12 months. That would give people an idea of what you as the
developers at Nottingham are expecting to achieve. Some other open source
project use a themes and priorities style document to convey this information to
the community surrounding their projects.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=506135212-19052009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=506135212-19052009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>I hope it is something you consider putting together as I think it will
help potential users 'sell' the Xerte tool to institutions and senior
managers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=506135212-19052009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=506135212-19052009><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Nic</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Julian
Tenney<BR><B>Sent:</B> 19 May 2009 13:45<BR><B>To:</B> Xerte discussion
list<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Xerte] The future of Xerte<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Hi,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The
University of Nottingham have sunk a lot of money into this so far and it is a
key part of our elearning strategy. The Xpert Project is to develop a repository
that will sit alongside Xerte Online Toolkits – it is that project that will
complete in September. Beyond that we anticipate at least another year of
refinements, and will be doing more to promote the tools to the outside world,
and to develop the communiuty of users to the point where the software would be
sustainable, even if the UoN went for a ball of chalk. Right now the software is
gaining the UoN much i) kudos and ii) funding, so it’s unlikely to go anywhere
in the near future.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The
long term future of the software will lie with the open-source community around
it. I imagine key developers from the Xerte project team would remain members of
that community and continue to play an active role. There are already a number
of key stakeholders from other institutions and organisations. It is hoped that
people like yourself, that have a stake in the project’s sutainability,
that use and like using the software, will play a part in helping to sustain it
into the future.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Johnathan
Kemp<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 19, 2009 1:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Xerte] The future of
Xerte<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Hello Xerte
Team,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I am in the process
of trying to convince the company I work for to use Xerte On-line Toolkits as
their preferred solution for developing e-learning modules for posting on a
Moodle site.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I have been looking
at the Xerte site for details of the project, particularly with respect to the
future plans for Xerte - its ongoing development and maintenance. I note that
Xerte is a product of the Xpert project which has on its page a headline "Xpert
Project, April 1st - September 30th 2009". </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Are there any details
available regarding the future plans for Xerte? Any roadmap for its future
development? Any indications of what level of resource, if any, will be
available to support the longer term viability of
Xerte?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Xerte is a very
interesting product but I will need to be able to demonstrate to my colleagues
that they do not have to worry about Xerte's viability in the longer
term.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Kind
regards</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Johnathan</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Johnathan Kemp<BR>IT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">01785
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