Canvas LMS by Instructure

So a new LMS came out, this time it’s open source and they mean business..

So I did an install guide:

Then I did a quick getting to know video:

What I like:

• The fact the developers are all on IRC and easily reachable.
• That the project is open source
• It’s relatively slick

What I don’t like:

• The sales/marketing video is a bit overly hyped and is going from one LMS to another really change?
• The name.. Really? Canvas!?! Do they realize how hard that is going to be to SEO?
• The docs only cover ubuntu/debian :(
• There is no apt package for the entire lot (I’m lazy)
• It’s super CPU heavy
• There are some bugs from the get go.