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I'm a huge fan of Khan Academy, so I hope that your site will do the name justice. Now I can't imagine that Khan would have a problem, but you should be careful when relating your site with others like this. Some people might think that you're actually aligned with Khan Academy.

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You are right. I've come to realize that the reason the site has garnered the attention it has thus far is mainly due to the comparison to Khan Academy. Otherwise, such services already exist (although one could argue that their execution leaves something to be desired).

The only reason I used Khan Academy in the slogan was to get the idea closer to mind (and to do it with as few words as possible). But the effect has been far more powerful than anticipated.

I'm really wondering now if I should remove any allusion to Khan Academy from the page. What do you think?

Added a disclaimer about the non-affiliation.

THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE

I would recommend you give Khan a shout (if you can find an email or phone number for him) and see what he thinks. It's always possible that he might (at some point, not necessarily now) be interested in adding a CS section to Khan Academy.

I'll admit that you're right, the reason I click on the link was because of the comparison to Khan Academy.

<aol>I second this.</aol> Khan Academy already has sections on finance, history, etc. why not CS? That way you could stand on the shoulders of the infrastructure and focus on you content.

Here you go: http://www.khanacademy.org/about/the-team

There is an email address for 'Feature Requests'.

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