<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>I stongly support Paul Chandler' s words.</p>
<p>KOHA seems to see the first open and colaborative project a true Library
2.0 thanks to the people envolved.</p>
<p>Let?s be open and colaborative,</p>
<p>Rafael Antonio
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<p></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p>Citando Paul Chandler <paul.anthony.chandler@gmail.com>:</p>
<blockquote type="cite"><span class="gmail_quote"></span>On 10/04/2008,
<strong class="gmail_sendername">Joshua Ferraro</strong> <<a onclick="return
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" target="_blank"
href="mailto:jmf@liblime.com">jmf@liblime.com</a>> wrote: [...]<span
class="q">
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<blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt
0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">
Well, we can certainly take a vote on-list, I personally found your response
<br /> much more offensive than the PDF file.
<br />
<br /></blockquote>
</div></span>I'm a not-very-technical librarian with an interest in the
possibilities Koha offers to ill-funded specialist libraries like the ones I'm
associated with. I find such talk as this "Linked libs: -lexslt -lxslt
-lxml2 -lpthread -lz -lm -lsocket -lnsl -lsocket -lnsl -R/usr/sfw/lib
-L/usr/sfw/lib -lssl -lcrypto -lsocket -lnsl -ldl" rather scary, because I
don't understand it.
<br />
<br />However, I also find an aggressive tone on an internet list scary,
because I do understand it. A list is a delicate ecology. Anyone who has been on
more than a few lists will know how easily people can be driven away and a list
wrecked by the insensitivity of a few. There are confronting ways to make
criticisms, including legitimate ones, and the web seems to amplify the harsh
tones. There are also more delicate ways to make the same points. It is to the
benefit of all to choose the second.
<br />
<br />I support Joshua in this. The more knowledgeable people on the Koha
list are extraordinarily helpful to those of us who are less expert, and I think
all of us have reason to appreciate their expertise and generosity. If someone
needs "education" in netiquette, there are graceful ways to do it.
Let's just keep the temperature down.
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<br />Dr Paul Chandler | Institutum Carmelitanum
<br />via Sforza Pallavicini, 10 | 00193 -
Roma | Italy
<br />tel: +39-06-6810.0849 | fax: +39-06-6830.7200
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href="mailto:paul.anthony.chandler@gmail.com">paul.anthony.chandler@gmail.com</a></span></blockquote>