Yes, indeed... Sometimes "users" and "developers" are at opposite poles... I think this is more about giving the "users" more of a voice than they've traditionally had in the past, no? But, I don't think this is to the exclusion of the developers...imo. Scott Kushner Information Technologies Middletown Public Library -----Original Message----- From: koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of MJ Ray Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:07 PM To: David Schuster Cc: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] KUDOS - ALA—Boston Public Library at 3 PM on Saturday, January 16. Proposed Agenda David Schuster <dschust1@tx.rr.com>
Vicki is going to bring a few paper copies as well. Please read through the bylaws as they have been posted for quite some time found at: http://kudos.koha.org/?s=bylaws - The Mission and Section 5 membership are changing, but those are included in this email.
Where they have been posted for quite some time, but protected by an eyetest to stop the likes of me commenting. :-/ [...]
o Membership should be for installations of Koha in North America
So KUDOS will mean "Koha Users but not Developers Of Software"? That's disappointingly divisive. On the web page: SECTION 5.2 Qualifications. For Voting Membership: any North American library currently using or implementing the Koha ILS as its primary circulation program and or catalog. For Non-voting Membership: any individual or for-profit company that develops or supports the Koha ILS A tech worker co-op is not a library, not an individual and not a for-profit company. Can't it join at all? I feel it would be better if KUDOS was a multistakeholder cooperative but I don't know if Pennsylvania has such things. Confused and disappointed, -- MJ Ray (slef) Webmaster and LMS developer at | software www.software.coop http://mjr.towers.org.uk | .... co IMO only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html | .... op _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha