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# RE: High Wired MOO Core Release

- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 97 18:18:12 +0100
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    Due to a potential legal conflict with Diversity University, Incorporated
    over the use of the name 'EduCore' (which they claim sole right to since
    they have used it as a trademark in U.S. commerce since 1995), we are
    forced to change the name of the educational MOO core database we
    released on July 26, 1997 in beta version for non-commercial use. We want
    to stress that our project is in no way connected to the Diversity
    University eDUcore, and our choice of the name EduCore was purely
    coincidental. At this time we are taking down our educational MOO core
    site temporarily until this change is implemented. After August 13, you
    may access our core at:

    http://lingua.utdallas.edu/hw/encore.html.

    We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

    The core, developed to complement our forthcoming book, _High Wired: On
    the Design, Use, and Theory of Eduational MOOs_ (University of Michigan
    Press), will be called the "High Wired enCore."  The 'enCore' term stands
    for Educational Network Core, and will be part of a consortium of
    administrators and users of non-commercial educational MOOs we have
    already begun to form within the umbrella of Lingua MOO projects, which
    encompasses Lingua MOO, MOO Teach (a web resource for connecting teachers
    and researchers), _Pre/Text: Electra(Lite)_ (a WOO'd electronic journal
    of rhetorical theory), _Elekcriture_ (an electronic journal on the theory
    and practice of educational MOOs (in development)), C-FEST (a series of
    meetings at Lingua MOO during the academic year on topics relating to
    pedagogical and professional issues), and _High Wired_ (the collection of
    essays mentioned above). Those who have already registered for updates on
    our project are automatically members of our consortium as are those
    registered with our MOO Teach network. We hope others will join in our
    belief that the spirit of the educational MOO community should be based
    upon the principles of sharing knowledge and ethical interaction. We
    trust that our concession to DU's concern about the EduCore term is made
    in that spirit.

    Any questions about the 'HighWired enCore' or the Educational Network
    should be directed to both Cynthia Haynes (cynthiah@utdallas.edu) and Jan
    Rune Holmevik (jan.holmevik@hedb.uib.no).

    __Jan Rune Holmevik, Cand Philol_____________________________________
    University of Bergen
    Department of Humanistic Informatics            janruneh@utdallas.edu
    Sydnesplass 7, HF-bygget                     jan.holmevik@hedb.uib.no
    N-5007 Bergen, NORWAY                  http://lingua.utdallas.edu/jan

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