If we faculty don't rise to this challenge we may find the opportunity taken out of our hands by a Prentice-Hall, a Microsoft or a Time Warner. That's the whole point. That's what education is all about. I don't believe that a proprietary solution will ever be completely adequate or overwhelmingly successful. I was entirely happy with.
Many hands working together are always stronger than a few working in self-interest.
What we're undertaking is much more than an online version of a textbook. I have never known a student who didn't want a hard copy of all class materials off the web, nor a software product that didn't spawn a half dozen how-to manuals. Whatever you can contribute. If you are a skilled teacher, scholar or technologist, and especially if you combine more than one of these roles, Harvey needs you. On the technical side, we will need programming ability in Java and Perl, HTML and javascript design talent, database and system administration skills, and maybe even a lawyer or two to draft a license agreement.