Why use Connexions? One project's reasoning

Recently, Mark Horner blogged on why the Siyavula project chose Connexions as the platform for the Primary through High School curriculum they purchased or created and put on Connexions to serve the needs of students and teachers throughout South Africa. They considered several different strategies and partnerships, but settled on Connexions after an extensive evaluation. My take on his reasons, outlined in the blog entry are

• Didn't want to build yet another repository
• Print is absolutely essential right now in South Africa because Internet connectivity is expensive and sparse. Connexions engine to automatically format materials into print-friendly PDF gave them print capability.
  
• Connexions licensing and authoring tools facilitate the creation of new companion materials and the maintenance, remix and reuse of the ones that Siyavula entered. Siyavula wants the materials to be community supported so the project can succeed and fade away.
  
• Vetting of content is supported (through lenses). Many teachers need assurance that material is aligned and approved. Connexions facilitates vetting by multiple agencies and organizations, because who you trust is context dependent.