[Koha] Supporting the Open Source Concept

[Joe Atzberger]

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Owen Leonard <oleonard at myacpl.org> wrote:

> > LibLime, which bought the Koha trademark, is now as expensive as
> > the far more developed Follett software.
>
> I think it's important to point out that the issue of fair play in the
> Open Source sense has nothing to do with what a company does or
> doesn't charge. All the major players in Koha development right now
> are for-profit companies, and all deserve to charge just as much as
> they need to in order to sustain their businesses.
>
> If Follett works better for you and the price is right, use it!
>
>  -- Owen
> --
> Web Developer
> Athens County Public Libraries
> http://www.myacpl.org
>

Owen has it right.  Free software is not free hosting, bandwidth, storage,
backup, migration, and support.

-- 
Joe Atzberger
LibLime - Open Source Library Solutions
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