[Koha] Liblime, Koha, BibLibre and FLOSS

[Nicole Engard]

You make a good point - and normally I'd agree with you - but I think that
makes our decisions now is a must - not just because of recent events, but
because it should have never been like this in the first place.  Koha should
have always been under the governance/blanket/protection/whatever a
non-profit organization of some sort - it should have never ended up that
vendors with financial stakes hold control over simple things like the
community website and trademarks.

Yes, current events are making this decision process reactionary - but I
think it's made everyone learn from their original mistake. This isn't about
one company - this is about making the community stronger/safer/better
organized.  It's about making sure that the assets created by the community
are in the control of the community - not in the control of any for-profit
company - not matter what that company believes or what business decisions
they have made in the past and currently.

Nicole

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Ben Ide <benide at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, all.
>
> I'm hoping to write a sort of "minority opinion" regarding the current
> voting, but I thought I'd voice this concern now rather than waiting.
>
> Please, please, please stop *reacting* to current events.  You do
> yourselves and your future a disservice if you base large decisions on
> a reactionary stance.
>
> Instead, try to postulate current and future needs based on the
> entirety of your history.  Try to anticipate future growth and
> demands.  And above all, please think about your customer base, the
> libraries who use Koha.  If you are not addressing their needs and
> trends, you risk dooming this application and relegating all your work
> to history's ashcan.
>
> At the very least, you should not let your feelings about one company
> push you in any direction.  If you do, you are essentially letting the
> target of your feelings dictate your moves.
>

> I know you've been talking about these changes for a while, but you
> are acting now.  And it's your actions that are disconcerting.  And I
> know that I'm a minority of one here, so I don't expect much sympathy.
>  Just, please, think about what you are doing independently of current
> events.
>
> Thank you.
> -- Ben
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