To: Dana Huff nad KohaList Kudos for your efforts to get Koha to work on MS I think MS support in the short term is nominally worthwhile. I think a new crop of librarains will emerge who are comfortable with digital technologies and will demand operating systems which enhance equity of access and at the same time don't conceal common knowledge. As a librarian can you imagine buying a book for your library which would require the patron to buy a reader to be able to view it? Sadly, most librarians do not see the connection with the above and proprietary software. I recommend you build your library on gnu/linux, on your test box. Show the result to the higher ups and be patient.. Nothing will obstruct an idea whose time has come. re-v --- koha-request@lists.katipo.co.nz wrote:

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Today's Topics:

1. New document on kohadocs.org (Stephen Hedges) 2. New document on kohadocs.org (Stephen Hedges) 3. POSIX error in Windows98SE/XP !!! (Dana Huff) 4. POSIX error in Windows98SE/XP !!! (Dana Huff) 5. POSIX error in Windows98SE/XP !!! (Dana Huff) 6. Koha 2.20 install (French language in opac) (Serge Renaux) 7. Re: Koha 2.20 install (French language in opac) (Paul POULAIN) 8. Re: POSIX error in Windows98SE/XP !!! (Adalid Ortiz)

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Message: 1 Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:35:37 -0500 (EST) From: "Stephen Hedges" <shedges@skemotah.com> To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: [Koha] New document on kohadocs.org

A new document: Param�trer et migrer ses donn�es vers Koha 2.2 ("To parameterize and migrate your data to Koha 2.2") by Paul Poulain is now available on http://www.kohadocs.org.

-- Stephen Hedges Skemotah Solutions, USA www.skemotah.com -- shedges@skemotah.com

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Message: 2 Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:44:34 -0500 (EST) From: "Stephen Hedges" <shedges@skemotah.com> To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: [Koha] New document on kohadocs.org

A new document: Param�trer et migrer ses donn�es vers Koha 2.2 ("To parameterize and migrate your data to Koha 2.2") by Paul Poulain is now available on http://www.kohadocs.org.

-- Stephen Hedges Skemotah Solutions, USA www.skemotah.com -- shedges@skemotah.com

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Message: 3 From: "Dana Huff" <dana@sefovan.org> To: <mjr@dsl.pipex.com>, <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:38:11 +0100 Subject: [Koha] POSIX error in Windows98SE/XP !!!

What?! The install/upgrade script is suppose to work in Windows? No Way!!

You know, I have to admit, I didn't file an error report because, frankly, I didn't think it was appropriate. I usually like to ask a question or two in the lists to see if I've found an error or if it's just my configuration or some dumb mistake I have made. But, previously when I asked about a page not displaying correctly in IE, I received replies like, "That's not a bug, it's a feature!", yuck, yuck, yuck.

Maybe I'm way off base but I would have been very surprised if the Unix/Linux designed install script could ever work on Windows without a complete re-write. You first have to install something like Cygwin to make Windows look like Unix and then you still run into problems with commands that are not implemented, incompatible file names, etc. I assumed Windows users were simply expected to wait until a Windows Installer package was built by someone like Rob Weir.

Okay, sorry for being hyper-critical. I would be glad to assist in debugging the install script for Windows but I'll have to go back and review the problems I had. Seriously, there were so many that I gave up on the script altogether.

Let me know how I can help. I have a test machine that I can dedicate to this and a small database that is working under 2.0.0.

Thanks, Dana Huff

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Message: 4 From: "Dana Huff" <dana@sefovan.org> To: <mjr@dsl.pipex.com>, <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:37:48 +0100 Subject: [Koha] POSIX error in Windows98SE/XP !!!

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What?! The install/upgrade script is suppose to work in Windows? No = Way!!

You know, I have to admit, I didn't file an error report because, = frankly, I didn't think it was appropriate. I usually like to ask a = question or two in the lists to see if I've found an error or if it's = just my configuration or some dumb mistake I have made. But, previously = when I asked about a page not displaying correctly in IE, I received = replies like, "That's not a bug, it's a feature!", yuck, yuck, yuck.=20

Maybe I'm way off base but I would have been very surprised if the = Unix/Linux designed install script could ever work on Windows without a = complete re-write. You first have to install something like Cygwin to = make Windows look like Unix and then you still run into problems with = commands that are not implemented, incompatible file names, etc. I = assumed Windows users were simply expected to wait until a Windows = Installer package was built by someone like Rob Weir.=20

Okay, sorry for being hyper-critical. I would be glad to assist in = debugging the install script for Windows but I'll have to go back and = review the problems I had. Seriously, there were so many that I gave up = on the script altogether.

Let me know how I can help. I have a test machine that I can dedicate to = this and a small database that is working under 2.0.0.

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