[Koha] Proposal to form Koha Technical Committee

[Magnus Enger]

On 9 November 2010 02:03, MJ Ray <mjr at phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> Irma Birchall wrote:
>> Below are notes that Bob and I compiled from a meeting at the KohaCon10
>> hackfest in Wellington last Sunday.
>
> That was last Sunday, after myself and some others had left.  Even at
> its peak, I think only 8 of 20+ development groups were present at the
> hackfest.  Who was still present when this unannounced meeting
> happened?  Did anyone comment on the inappropriate timing and minority
> attendence?

It was my clear understanding that none of those present at this
"meeting" in any way saw it as a formal meeting, or one that was able
to make any kind of decision on behalf of the community. I think it
was made clear that this was an informal exchange of ideas - ideas
that would then be taken to the proper fora - mailinglists and IRC
meetings. This may not have come through in the notes from Bob and
Irma.

> Is this a plan to overload us with bureaucracy and more meetings to
> attend?

That was not what I heard. I think the main thing was to get more
discussion/involvement around RFCs and long term decisions. And it was
thought that one way to do this would be to have some kind of group of
interested people looking into matters of interest, and then making
their comments/recommendations available to the rest of the community
before decisions are made.

>> For further discussion and resolution at the Monthly IRC Meeting on 10
>> November.
>
> Please don't.

Agreed. It would seem out of character for our community to decide
anything of this magnitude so fast. ;-) But let's discuss it a bit
tomorrow and then let the meeting decide the next step(s)?

Best regards,
Magnus
libriotech.no