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instructure/canvas-lms is open-source -- is there anything preventing universities from hosting it themselves?
by lucas_v 5mo ago
instructure/canvas-lms is open-source -- is there anything preventing universities from hosting it themselves?
- dotancohen 5mo agoMoney, skill, liability. That calculus is about to shift.
- Meneth 5mo agoA bunch of plugins running on canvas.instructure.com are proprietary, according to their FAQ: https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/wiki/FAQ https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/wiki/FAQ. I would guess these plugins are chosen so a majority of user won't want to live without them. It also seems these plugins "link" to canvas-lms, so keeping the proprietary would be a GPL violation if anyone except Instructure holds part of the copyright to Canvas.