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<DIV> and.... my eyebrow raised with good reason.....</DIV>
<DIV>Unfortunately it seems trouble is indeed afoot.<BR>I would move on is
while you still can.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,<BR><BR>Ed </DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 9/11/2009 8:24:17 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
bob@calyx.net.au writes:</DIV>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Chris
wrote:<BR>"Liblime may tell you otherwise, but their actions speak louder than
their<BR>words.<BR>They haven't involved themselves in the community in
months, they have<BR>forked the code .<BR>No they are not active members of
the community, and no, they are not<BR>involved in the effort to set up a
foundation."<BR><BR>They have of course registered a non-profit company called
'Koha Software<BR>Foundation'. Unless they agree to hand that over to a
foundation formed by<BR>the community, then:<BR>- a community formed
foundation will not be able to use that name;<BR>- using a similar name could
be subject to challenge by Liblime, at least in<BR>the US; and<BR>- if 'Koha
Software Foundation' becomes active in the future, then there<BR>will be two
Koha projects competing, for example, for grant funding.<BR><BR>A better
outcome would be for Liblime to rejoin discussions about formation<BR>of a
foundation.<BR><BR>Bob
Birchall</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>