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. 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. Nicole On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Ben Ide <benide@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, all.
I'm hoping to write a sort of "minority opinion" regarding the current voting, but I thought I'd voice this concern now rather than waiting.
Please, please, please stop *reacting* to current events. You do yourselves and your future a disservice if you base large decisions on a reactionary stance.
Instead, try to postulate current and future needs based on the entirety of your history. Try to anticipate future growth and demands. And above all, please think about your customer base, the libraries who use Koha. If you are not addressing their needs and trends, you risk dooming this application and relegating all your work to history's ashcan.
At the very least, you should not let your feelings about one company push you in any direction. If you do, you are essentially letting the target of your feelings dictate your moves.
I know you've been talking about these changes for a while, but you are acting now. And it's your actions that are disconcerting. And I know that I'm a minority of one here, so I don't expect much sympathy. Just, please, think about what you are doing independently of current events.
Thank you. -- Ben _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha