Reply inline: Original Subject: Re: [Koha] First things first for a Koha foundation On Tue, October 13, 2009 12:53, Chris Nighswonger wrote:
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Kyle Hall <kyle.m.hall@gmail.com> wrote:
I think the one question is enough. I for one plan to keep myself out of the kitchen. There are plenty of chefs there already.
Kyle has hit the nail on the head here: Too many cooks spoil the soup.
This is not about adding more questions as such it is about helping to ensure that the existing questions are posed in a well understood and neutral manner. This is not about changing the recipe but about avoiding bugs in the way the questions are asked. Questions with bugs give answers contrary to the intent of both the questioner and the respondent.
It is clear that she is very conscious of the opinions and concerns expressed in recent days. Doubtless these have been taken into consideration.
[...] Chris, I suspect you may have changed your mind since you discussed the issue with me on the #koha IRC when realising just how difficult it is to write these questions well. That is the very reason Nicole needs more than the good guidance she already has. She and those working with her need actual example wording of questions. No small group of people can come up with the best ideas of how to implement something no matter how well they know the principles which they are trying to follow. We had been given two weeks from the IRC meeting on Wednesday to analyse the previous results. We should at least have until next Wednesday to put forward some suggestions which may help the process. I think that Nicole Engard, MJ Ray, and whoever else may be helping will do something reasonable in the end. If we only have reasonably well written questions, then we will be almost certain to be discussing bylaws and locations for an "independent foundation now" option for the next few months with no foundation now. An interim holding foundation is an actual foundation now option. We need much better than reasonably well written questions to avoid the delay of foundation discussions without even a running interim foundation. We need the help of everyone to discover how to make the issue clear. Thomas Dukleth Agogme 109 E 9th Street, 3D New York, NY 10003 USA http://www.agogme.com +1 212-674-3783 [...]