6.

0 Conclusion
Open source software has natural strengths which benefit individual users. Above and
beyond this, the widespread use of open source software holds advantages for the U.S. economy
as a whole, and it is for this reason that a careful program of government promotion and
encouragement would be justified and beneficial.
The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to contribute to the design of CSdCL
environments of good pedagogical quality. This is approached by exploration of the research
question: What are the most crucial limitations and possibilities of Internet related to performing
collaborative activities in distributed learning situations? The research question is primarily
illuminated through the process of developing a prototype of a CSdCL computer system and the
application of this in a CSdCL situation. This development is founded on literature studies and
initial studies at two distance education institutions.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software
http://www.u22.com/hardarch/buildit/examples/examples.HTM
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/sarc/E-Democracy/Final_Report/Glossary.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_drive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth