You make a good point - and normally I'd agree with you - but I think
that makes our decisions now is a must - not just because of recent
events, but because it should have never been like this in the first
place. Koha should have always been under the
governance/blanket/protection/whatever a non-profit organization of
some sort - it should have never ended up that vendors with financial
stakes hold control over simple things like the community website and
trademarks. <br>
<br>
Yes, current events are making this decision process reactionary - but
I think it's made everyone learn from their original mistake. This
isn't about one company - this is about making the community
stronger/safer/better organized. It's about making sure that the
assets created by the community are in the control of the community -
not in the control of any for-profit company - not matter what that
company believes or what business decisions they have made in the past
and currently.<br><br>Nicole<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Ben Ide <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:benide@gmail.com">benide@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi, all.<br>
<br>
I'm hoping to write a sort of "minority opinion" regarding the current<br>
voting, but I thought I'd voice this concern now rather than waiting.<br>
<br>
Please, please, please stop *reacting* to current events. You do<br>
yourselves and your future a disservice if you base large decisions on<br>
a reactionary stance.<br>
<br>
Instead, try to postulate current and future needs based on the<br>
entirety of your history. Try to anticipate future growth and<br>
demands. And above all, please think about your customer base, the<br>
libraries who use Koha. If you are not addressing their needs and<br>
trends, you risk dooming this application and relegating all your work<br>
to history's ashcan.<br>
<br>
At the very least, you should not let your feelings about one company<br>
push you in any direction. If you do, you are essentially letting the<br>
target of your feelings dictate your moves.<br></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
I know you've been talking about these changes for a while, but you<br>
are acting now. And it's your actions that are disconcerting. And I<br>
know that I'm a minority of one here, so I don't expect much sympathy.<br>
Just, please, think about what you are doing independently of current<br>
events.<br>
<br>
Thank you.<br>
<font color="#888888">-- Ben<br>
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