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more along the standard communication in which PTFS was comfortable but
backed out.  At which point things started to degrade and positions started
to be posted on the web to the community.

I know this doesn't look like a business transaction, but for PTFS it is and
that is how they have known how to do business in the past.  They will need
to become comfortable in talking and working with the community but it can't
happen over night.

The LibLime purchase has only been about a month or a little more, we need
to work together to resolve our differences to come to a common
understanding.

I hope both parties read this and can pull back rethink how this will be
approached and try again.  We are all very attached to this emotionally so
we need to be careful on how we react to postings and emails in a
professional manner.  I would hate to see this return to the situation we
had 8 months ago.  At least PTFS was willing to talk with HLT which is more
than we had gotten previously.

David Schuster

Sherman, Kelly wrote:
> 
> LibLime Thoughts
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> 
> 
> LibLime (a division of PTFS) is disappointed to learn that the HLT Koha
> Committee has chosen to cancel our scheduled conference call.  We thought
> that we would discuss issues important to the ongoing development of Koha
> and that we would form a partnership that would permit us to work together
> globally to build a better open source ILS solution for libraries.
> 
> 
> 
> LibLime wants to assume the best and understands that the HLT Committee is
> new to business matters, acquisitions, and financial transactions on the
> scale required to move the Koha project to the next level.   Perhaps the
> newness of these experiences has resulted in their one-sided point of
> view;
> their conflicting and inaccurate web posts; and their decision to
> participate in a conference call, only to decline it the next day.
> 
> 
> 
> The PTFS acquisition of LibLime *will* take the Koha project to the next
> level by utilizing agile software development and systems engineering
> methodologies.  Working closely with libraries, this effort will result in
> advancing Koha into the ultimate open source ILS solution.
> 
> 
> 
> We will support Koha through the koha.org website and we will continue to
> work towards our goal of developing and deploying a true next generation
> system that manages both print and digital collections in a single
> application.  We are asking for participants from Koha libraries that may
> want to partner with us to maintain documentation, design new development
> features, catalog bug issues, and promote Koha successes world-wide.   If
> you are ready to help build a better Koha please contact
> ksherman at ptfs.com.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Kelly Sherman
> 
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> 
> Progressive Technology Federal Systems, Inc.
> 
> 6400 Goldsboro Rd., Suite 200
> 
> Bethesda, MD  20817
> 
> 301-654-8088, ext. 176
> 
> 301-654-5789 (fax)
> 
> http://www.ptfs.com
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