<html><head><base href="x-msg://1969/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I think what I would like to see is a pledge from PTFS that whatever method of organization the community chooses will be the organization that PTFS assigns the assets to.<div><br></div><div>Certainly, I welcome the option of having a PTFS Koha Software Foundation option as one of my choices in helping to decide the future of the Koha community, and I look forward to having open discussion of the matter.</div><div><br></div><div>Liz Rea</div><div>NEKLS</div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 15, 2010, at 3:42 PM, John Yokley wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="Section1" style="page: Section1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Great idea, LibLime will look forward to participation in this meeting.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">John Yokley<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>P | T | F | S <br>Content Management and Library Solutions <br>6400 Goldsboro Road Suite 200<br>Bethesda, MD 20817<br>(301) 654-8088, ext. #111<br>FAX: 301-654-5789<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Cell: 240-447-8970<br><a href="mailto:jyokley@ptfs.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">jyokley@ptfs.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="http://www.ptfs.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.ptfs.com</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span></div><div style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: blue; border-left-width: 1.5pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 4pt; "><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sclsvtl@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">sclsvtl@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:<a href="mailto:sclsvtl@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">sclsvtl@gmail.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><a href="mailto:vtl@scls.lib.wi.us" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">vtl@scls.lib.wi.us</a><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, September 15, 2010 4:28 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Owen Leonard<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>John Yokley;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">koha@lists.katipo.co.nz</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Koha] Message from PTFS/LibLime</span></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">I think that an IRC chat should be scheduled as soon as possible to begin discussions for establishing a Koha foundation. </p><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Owen Leonard <<a href="mailto:oleonard@myacpl.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">oleonard@myacpl.org</a>> wrote:</div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">2010/9/15 John Yokley <<a href="mailto:jyokley@ptfs.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">jyokley@ptfs.com</a>>:</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">> In this regards, LibLime will help organize and fund the creation of a Koha<br>> Software Foundation as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.</p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">There has been much discussion in the community about what kind of<br>organization to form, and all of this discussion has been out in the<br>open. No decision has been made, but you are welcome to join in and<br>express your opinion.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br>> LibLime officially requests that interested parties contact us who are<br>> interested in helping to create and manage this foundation.</p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">This mailing list, the Koha wiki, and the Koha IRC channel are all<br>great places to have this dicussion. I don't think direct emails with<br>PTFS are the way to do it.<br><br>I'm assuming PTFS would like to specify conditions under which its<br>assets would be transferred to an official Koha organization? Perhaps<br>you could explain those to us?<br><br> -- Owen<br><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); "><br>--<br>Web Developer<br>Athens County Public Libraries<br><a href="http://www.myacpl.org" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.myacpl.org</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Koha mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz</a><br><a href="http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha</a></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br><br clear="all"><br>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Vicki Teal Lovely<br><br>Helping our 52 member libraries provide the best possible service to the public.<br><br>ILS Project Manager<br>South Central Library System<br>Madison, WI<br><a href="mailto:vtl@scls.lib.wi.us" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">vtl@scls.lib.wi.us</a><br>(608)242-4713<br>ILS Help Desk (608)242-4720<br>Twitter: vickiteal<br>Blog:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/</a></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Koha mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz</a><br><a href="http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>