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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'>Joshua,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'>I have noticed
the announcement on the Liblime website of Liblime Enterprise Koha. You
state that this incorporates two years of completed development. By
offering software as a service only, you are not obliged to release the code
under the GPL but you intend to do so 'periodically'.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'>Of course, the
community-developed Koha software will continue to evolve and it is technically
very uncertain that code released occasionally will be able to be reintegrated
with that of the main project.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'>Do you agree
that this is a fork in the development of Koha? Aren't you also foregoing
benefits of open-source development: shared resources and the scrutiny of a
world wide community? Mightn't you encounter the resource constraints and
priority conflicts of closed source vendors?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'>We have not
heard from you on this list for a considerable time. If you have left the
Koha community, this is a great disappointment to those of us who have
appreciated your substantial contributions in recent years. Your exit
misses a key opportunity for developing a sustainable Koha software foundation
and leaving the library community a better legacy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'>Please clarify
your ongoing role in this community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sincere
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bob Birchall<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Calyx<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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