[Koha] Live DVD (Was: Master-password (katikoan) and Live-DVD

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Please email me the  url  for the latest  live  version  please.
 
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In a message dated 5/21/2013 11:58:40 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
5p4m at gmx.de writes:

Vimal,

I tend to disagree. From what I get from people on  mailing lists
that use the DVD is
- »I don't know anything about  Linux«
- »I don't have time to learn«
- »I want to run the system  without basic knowledge about it«

Of course I do understand that  librarians have other things to do
than learn GNU/Linux. With proprietary  software they would pay a
company for support. That is an option for Koha  too if there is
nobody in-house. The problem is that there is a  general
misconception about Free and Open Source Software: it is free as  in
freedom, but using it is not free of cost: either you spend  time
learning or you spend money on somebody who knows about  it.

Vimal Kumar V. schrieb am 22.05.2013
> In the case of  a  library professional, they have no Linux experience.
> They need to  familiar with Linux desktop. Live DVD can provide
>  familiarization.

There is no need at all to use the »Linux desktop« to  run Koha.
Servers are usually run headless, meaning no graphical  user
interface, just a command line.

> It give more confidence in  them. Later they can learn ABCD's of Linux and
> Koha  maintenance.

I don't think this is neccessarily true. I am under the  impression
that the DVD is used to actively avoid learning and it is  never
going to happen once a library decided to use the DVD in  production.

> Small libraries can run Koha with the help of Koha  Live DVD. When
> collection grows more,
> they can opt manual  installation.
> Libraries with big collection can go for servers and  manual installation.

I do not understand what the size of the  collection has to do with
the way Koha is installed. Even a small library  with a tiny
collection should use the best Koha possible in production… and  that
is not a Live DVD.

I think this is very misleading and I really  hope this (»small-> DVD
/ big->real installation«) is not the way you  are going to promote
the Live DVD. I strongly object to this statement and  I do not think
that it has wide support within the community.

As far  as I remember, when you ran for Live DVD manager you talked
about using the  DVD to learn about and test Koha and not use it in
production. I consider  it very dangerous that you promote that now
and I did definitely not vote  for that when I voted for you as Live
DVD manager.

--  Mirko



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