[Koha] post survey thoughts

[Chris Cormack]

2009/9/22 Ben Ide <benide at gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have filled out the survey and have some thoughts.
>>
>> #1 - I was asked to put 'form a foundation now' on the list of options
>> - but I thought we had decided on the chat that this was too time
>> consuming a process at this time and that we just wanted to find a
>> custodian for the time being while we go through the steps of forming
>> a foundation?
>>
>> #2 - Also, I copied the original list that we all gave MJ to create
>> his poll as priorities for the foundation we form - my question is -
>> do we want to focus on what we want the custodian org to do and then
>> come up with another survey later when we're ready to form a group
>> ourselves with questions of what it should do?
>
> So this would be a two step process?  Find someone to be a custodian
> now, and then form a foundation to take over custodial work?
>
> Even if you need a high level of responsiveness *now*, this might be a
> more difficult path than to just skipping to "create a foundation."

Its the time issue also, getting something set up and 'right' will
take a lot of time. That was the main idea by using something in the
mean time. Setting up an independent foundation is something that will
take a signficant amount of time and resources to get right.
>
> And then there's the question of transferring rights and property a second time.
>
Yep, thats why they are listed as pros or cons on the wiki (how easy
it would be to transfer).

> Alternatively, I suppose the custodian organization could serve as the
> final destination.  There's some good names on the list.
>
That is also a possibility.

Chris