Salvete!
1. A fund-raising organization should not focus exclusively on development; Koha should also have reserve funds available for legal costs to protect its status, and HLT should receive some funds for administrative costs.
I concur wholeheartedly. Some other happy purposes could be Conference related, scholarship related, et cetera.
3. While I would expect most of the funds raised to be in relatively small amounts, certainly large organizations frequently support open-source projects with large grants, and these possibilities should be considered.
Preach on bruddah. This will continue to be a lost opportunity as long as there isn't a formalised structure. Large funders are very skittish about donating substantial amounts to something amorphous, no matter how good the rationale for decentralised decision making might be.
5. After significant funds are raised someone should purchase Biblionix and open-source Apollo. Then Sirsi. :)
Why stop there? We can diversify and acquire Rydges and Godiva. Integration, my friend. ;) Cheers, Brooke