[Koha] Fwd: Live DVD (Was: Master-password (katikoan) and Live-DVD

Wed May 22 21:08:59 NZST 2013

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From: Chrispin Simasiku Sitali <libsitali at gmail.com>
Date: 22 May 2013 10:13
Subject: Re: [Koha] Live DVD (Was: Master-password (katikoan) and Live-DVD
To: Mirko <5p4m at gmx.de>

Well, to be honest I really benefited from Live DVD. I am a librarian who
had no prior experience about linux. The live DVD assisted me a lot to
learn about Koha itself and the internal plumbing of linux. I am a self
taught koha and linux user. I remember at KohaCon12 in Edinburgh, Scotland
asking MJ and Chris Cormack about the possibility of a Koha Lived at the
conference. No, was the asnswer. Thanks to Mr Olugbenga Adara of Nigeria
and to my own persistence I taught my self. So it was the Live DVD, the
Koha mailing list and my own willingness to learn.

So if you ask me today, I am able to install Koha on a server with GUI or
not, configure them properly for LAN or internet access and do training. I
introduced Koha in all the teacher training colleges under the Ministry of
Education, including the three new universities Nkrumah, Mukuba, NISTCOL
and at the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA),

I wouldn't strike the Live DVD off. Its a very nice tool to begin with, so
please dont shoot it down!

On 22 May 2013 08:53, Mirko <5p4m at gmx.de> wrote:

> Vimal,
>
> I tend to disagree. From what I get from people on mailing lists
> that use the DVD is
> - »I don't know anything about Linux«
> - »I don't have time to learn«
> - »I want to run the system without basic knowledge about it«
>
> Of course I do understand that librarians have other things to do
> than learn GNU/Linux. With proprietary software they would pay a
> company for support. That is an option for Koha too if there is
> nobody in-house. The problem is that there is a general
> misconception about Free and Open Source Software: it is free as in
> freedom, but using it is not free of cost: either you spend time
> learning or you spend money on somebody who knows about it.
>
> Vimal Kumar V. schrieb am 22.05.2013
> > In the case of  a library professional, they have no Linux experience.
> > They need to familiar with Linux desktop. Live DVD can provide
> > familiarization.
>
> There is no need at all to use the »Linux desktop« to run Koha.
> Servers are usually run headless, meaning no graphical user
> interface, just a command line.
>
> > It give more confidence in them. Later they can learn ABCD's of Linux and
> > Koha maintenance.
>
> I don't think this is neccessarily true. I am under the impression
> that the DVD is used to actively avoid learning and it is never
> going to happen once a library decided to use the DVD in production.
>
> > Small libraries can run Koha with the help of Koha Live DVD. When
> > collection grows more,
> > they can opt manual installation.
> > Libraries with big collection can go for servers and manual installation.
>
> I do not understand what the size of the collection has to do with
> the way Koha is installed. Even a small library with a tiny
> collection should use the best Koha possible in production… and that
> is not a Live DVD.
>
> I think this is very misleading and I really hope this (»small-> DVD
> / big->real installation«) is not the way you are going to promote
> the Live DVD. I strongly object to this statement and I do not think
> that it has wide support within the community.
>
> As far as I remember, when you ran for Live DVD manager you talked
> about using the DVD to learn about and test Koha and not use it in
> production. I consider it very dangerous that you promote that now
> and I did definitely not vote for that when I voted for you as Live
> DVD manager.
>
> -- Mirko
>
>
>
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ZAMBIA.

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