[Koha] Vendor Question

[Paul Chandler]

On 10/04/2008, Joshua Ferraro <jmf at liblime.com> wrote: [...]

> Well, we can certainly take a vote on-list, I personally found your
> response
> much more offensive than the PDF file.
>
> I'm a not-very-technical librarian with an interest in the possibilities
Koha offers to ill-funded specialist libraries like the ones I'm associated
with. I find such talk as this "Linked libs: -lexslt -lxslt -lxml2 -lpthread
-lz -lm -lsocket -lnsl -lsocket -lnsl -R/usr/sfw/lib -L/usr/sfw/lib -lssl
-lcrypto -lsocket -lnsl -ldl" rather scary, because I don't understand it.

However, I also find an aggressive tone on an internet list scary, because I
do understand it. A list is a delicate ecology. Anyone who has been on more
than a few lists will know how easily people can be driven away and a list
wrecked by the insensitivity of a few. There are confronting ways to make
criticisms, including legitimate ones, and the web seems to amplify the
harsh tones. There are also more delicate ways to make the same points. It
is to the benefit of all to choose the second.

I support Joshua in this. The more knowledgeable people on the Koha list are
extraordinarily helpful to those of us who are less expert, and I think all
of us have reason to appreciate their expertise and generosity. If someone
needs "education" in netiquette, there are graceful ways to do it. Let's
just keep the temperature down.


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