Welcome to Connexions and Rhaptos Software Development Blog

What is Rhaptos?

• The name for the open-source licensed software developed and used by Connexions.
• An Ancient Greek adjective that refers to things stitched or sewn together.
• Software to enable authors, instructors, and students to create, select, and assemble modular educational content into collections customized to meet their teaching and learning needs.

Features

• Modular content that can be combined and reused in many ways
  
• Version control with permanently referenceable versions
• Semantic XML-based content
• Lenses for endorsing, recommending, or suggesting content
  

Getting Started with Rhaptos Development

• Installation Guide
• Mailing Lists
• Development Roadmap Overview
• Bug System Some of our most active development and design is detailed in the Trac bug system
• Request an account Need to contact us or request an account? -- Email cnx@cnx.org and tell us a bit about yourself. You do not need an account to add or comment about bugs in the bug system or to see or use any of the source code.