It
seems, from reading comments so far, that some are in favor of a foundation and
some are not. Many ideas have been shared to the listserv and our initial
proposal remains on the wiki. <br>
<br>
As a stake holders in this -- LibLime remains interested in
compromise; is it possible that a mutually acceptable set of conditions
can be developed among us all? <br>
<br>
Is discussing the options in person - in 10 days - the most logical next
step? Is talking with us / working on this topic something that interested parties are willing and able to do at KohaCon? <br>
<br>
Amy De Groff<br><a href="mailto:adegroff@ptfs.com">adegroff@ptfs.com</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 5:29 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@lang.hm">david@lang.hm</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Fri, 15 Oct 2010, Nicole Engard wrote:<br>
<br>
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 4:18 PM, <<a href="mailto:david@lang.hm">david@lang.hm</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> David,<br>
><br>
>> nothing but opinions on the mailing list. I do realize that for some<br>
>> people that means that my opinions are worthless and I should be ignored.<br>
>> I hope that this is not the type of project that takes that attitude.<br>
><br>
> All opinions matter and add to the discussion.<br>
<br>
</div>thank you.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
>> Right now I would not reccomend anyone deploy Koha until some of this<br>
>> stuff gets settled (being decided in any direction would be better than<br>
>> the current limbo), and then depending on what the decisions are, how much<br>
>> bad blood is formed in the fighting, etc I will then decide if the result<br>
>> is something I'm willing to spend my time on.<br>
><br>
> Koha is "settled", the software is being used worldwide successfully.<br>
> Not recommending it because of internal discussions of governance<br>
> seems a bit odd to me. I pick my software based on whether it does<br>
> what I need it to do and whether there is support (now and in the<br>
> future).<br>
<br>
</div>from the outside it sure doesn't look 'settled', the issues of governance<br>
(and more precisely, arguments over such issues) directly involve the<br>
probability of the product being viable in the future.<br>
<br>
there are other projects that I have selected alternatives to based on my<br>
opinion on the project management and how likely they are to fragment, get<br>
tied up in political infighting instead of development, or have their<br>
first question to anyone making a suggestion/change request being "if you<br>
haven't contributed code, you don't matter" (or attitudes too far in that<br>
direction). Right now Koha is appearing unsettled enough that I'm leery of<br>
it, but not so crazy that I silently walk away.<br>
<br>
David Lang<br>
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