Jack, You raise excellent points about marketing dotLRN and OpenACS-based applications. I have also encountered the "closed mindedness" of IT departments when it comes AOL webserver. However, I have concluded that the FIRST order of business is to build a kick-ass vertical app in the learning space which sets the standard for functionality and innovation. If the functionality is world-class and the users want it, the IT departments will come along.
BTW. On Friday, Berklee demonstrated the Learning Management System (LMS) and Content Management System (CMS) that they are developing. As Tracy Adams likes to say: "It rocks!" It would be fabulous if we were able to extend their work and incorporate it in dotLRN as a full-blooded LMS package.
