It doesn't require a guru to install, or a capital investment loan to purchase a server. A college could use Manhattan to launch a distance learning program, or a high school could use it to introduce students to the concepts of computer mediated communication - without paying an annual fee for a proprietary software product. WNEC intends to support the GPL release of Manhattan, and will soon mirror the SourceForge site. In addition, the College is actively seeking grant funding for a programmer and a documentation specialist to support this project. If the grant request is successful, we will have a full-time programmer to work with me to move the project forward, and there will actually be adequate documentation for the software.
Foundations like to know their contributions are for a worthy cause.
Thanks for your interest in Manhattan, and I hope you find it useful.