Joann Ransom <jransom@library.org.nz> wrote:
I think forming a combined 'open source in libraries' foundation is definitely worth considering. I don't know much about Code4Lib as an organisation, but is that a body tat may have arole to play here? I need more information!
I thought code4lib was a conference, email list and website, not a non-profit corporation, so turning that into a FOSS-for-libraries association (please not a foundation) would be about the same amount of work. Sharing overheads would be good, but I wonder if the different history of Evergreen may mean the communities are too different, that we would be looking for different things. For example, conferences and extending development seem high on their list of priorities, but not near the top of our doodle straw-poll. That may just be because we've had independent conferences and new developers often already. Probably worth exploring though. Anyone willing to try leading that effort? If so, please add it to http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=kohaheldbyfoundation in the "New FOSS Libraries association or foundation" column. Thanks, -- MJ Ray (slef) LMS developer and webmaster at | software www.software.coop http://mjr.towers.org.uk | .... co IMO only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html | .... op