Comments for parser librarian http://www.parser.ca/z678 systems librarian / information specialist Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:46:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on This is what I’m talking about…(Evergreen ILS) by Loose Cannon Librarian | Some things I’m reading http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/12/18/this-is-what-im-talking-about-evergreen-ils/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Loose Cannon Librarian | Some things I’m reading Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:46:00 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=184#comment-241 [...] Evergreen’s OPAC plays well with others [...] [...] Evergreen’s OPAC plays well with others [...]

]]> Comment on Koha manoeuvres by Koha ILS (kohails) 's status on Wednesday, 16-Sep-09 21:44:03 UTC - Identi.ca http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/09/16/koha-manoeuvres/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Koha ILS (kohails) 's status on Wednesday, 16-Sep-09 21:44:03 UTC - Identi.ca Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:44:11 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=138#comment-216 [...] http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/09/16/koha-manoeuvres/ a few seconds ago from web [...] [...] http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/09/16/koha-manoeuvres/ a few seconds ago from web [...]

]]> Comment on Koha manoeuvres by Dan Scott http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/09/16/koha-manoeuvres/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Dan Scott Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:20:56 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=138#comment-215 Nice response to Breeding's post, George. His call to "focus on the libraries" reminded me of the lame cry to "think about the children" - far too simplistic. In the context of Evergreen, but with a nod to Breeding's post, I keep thinking "Why the heck would anyone want to do anything like set up a replica of the Kuali Foundation when the Software Freedom Conservancy (http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org/) exists to provide most of those services for free?" but then I think - okay, what exactly are the goals for this foundation? And that's really the hardest part. The basics are easy: something to funnel charitable donations through (in the US at least - but both Koha and Evergreen are international in scope); something to legally hold and administer trademarks, etc; and something to protect the project participants from legal challenges... but as far as providing direction to and management over the project, as the Kuali approach seems to be (again, just from Breeding's account) - would we actually want that? And would the companies / cooperatives / individual developers involved in the project accept that? One goal I could imagine would be seed funding for broadening the development base: developing tutorials and workshops for introductory and intermediate developers that would give them an onramp into the respective codebases. Call it development-focused if you like, but a larger pool of development talent would give libraries more options for getting their particular needs met. Nice response to Breeding’s post, George. His call to “focus on the libraries” reminded me of the lame cry to “think about the children” – far too simplistic.

In the context of Evergreen, but with a nod to Breeding’s post, I keep thinking “Why the heck would anyone want to do anything like set up a replica of the Kuali Foundation when the Software Freedom Conservancy (http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org/) exists to provide most of those services for free?” but then I think – okay, what exactly are the goals for this foundation?

And that’s really the hardest part. The basics are easy: something to funnel charitable donations through (in the US at least – but both Koha and Evergreen are international in scope); something to legally hold and administer trademarks, etc; and something to protect the project participants from legal challenges… but as far as providing direction to and management over the project, as the Kuali approach seems to be (again, just from Breeding’s account) – would we actually want that? And would the companies / cooperatives / individual developers involved in the project accept that?

One goal I could imagine would be seed funding for broadening the development base: developing tutorials and workshops for introductory and intermediate developers that would give them an onramp into the respective codebases. Call it development-focused if you like, but a larger pool of development talent would give libraries more options for getting their particular needs met.

]]> Comment on Drupal in Government – Ottawa event by parser http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/08/20/drupal-in-government-ottawa-event/comment-page-1/#comment-194 parser Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:03:04 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=118#comment-194 More updates/links sent from Mike Gifford @ openconcept: http://openconcept.ca/blog/mgifford/ottawa_showcase_of_drupal_in_government http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgifford/3840292886/ http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23drupalgov http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=106648013724 More updates/links sent from Mike Gifford @ openconcept:

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http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23drupalgov

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]]> Comment on Canadian government asks about Open Source by parser http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/02/13/canadian-government-asks-about-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-170 parser Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:34:01 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=96#comment-170 Sun <a href="http://mediacast.sun.com/users/sunmink/media/Sun-Response-To-Canada-RFI.pdf" rel="nofollow">replies to the RFI</a>. Other responses <a href="http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/5014" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Sun replies to the RFI. Other responses here.

]]> Comment on Canadian government asks about Open Source by parser http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/02/13/canadian-government-asks-about-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-168 parser Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:09:13 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=96#comment-168 The folks at OpenConcept posted a summary of their response to the RFI, located <a href="http://openconcept.ca/blog/mgifford/response_to_pwgscs_no_charge_licensed_software_rfi" rel="nofollow">here</a> with full reply <a href="http://openconcept.ca/sites/openconcept.ca/files/PWGSC_RFI_small.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a> (pdf). The folks at OpenConcept posted a summary of their response to the RFI, located here with full reply here (pdf).

]]> Comment on ILS Migration: SirsiDynix and III on exit support and maintenance by Peter Ivanick http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/02/02/ils-migration-sirsidynix-and-iii-on-exit-support-and-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Peter Ivanick Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:19:54 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=75#comment-165 Ours was signed in '99 (and I wasn't here, either) but we came up on Millenium. But in looking over our contract from then, it doesn't look to me like it's explicitly stated one way or another, although my reading would be that indeed we could hang onto the software w/o maintenance if we chose to. I would of course get our University General Counsel to take a look at it before I proceeded, and I could just be plain wrong in our case. I wonder if they changed the contract between '99 and '02? Ours was signed in ‘99 (and I wasn’t here, either) but we came up on Millenium. But in looking over our contract from then, it doesn’t look to me like it’s explicitly stated one way or another, although my reading would be that indeed we could hang onto the software w/o maintenance if we chose to.

I would of course get our University General Counsel to take a look at it before I proceeded, and I could just be plain wrong in our case. I wonder if they changed the contract between ‘99 and ‘02?

]]> Comment on ILS Migration: SirsiDynix and III on exit support and maintenance by parser http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/02/02/ils-migration-sirsidynix-and-iii-on-exit-support-and-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-164 parser Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:19:48 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=75#comment-164 I wasn't employed here at the time, however, it was originally signed around 1992. Contract has been renewed annually since then. I came on board around 2002, just before our required upgrade to Millennium. A very expensive upgrade indeed - it was like "buying" the ILS all over again. I wasn’t employed here at the time, however, it was originally signed around 1992. Contract has been renewed annually since then.

I came on board around 2002, just before our required upgrade to Millennium. A very expensive upgrade indeed – it was like “buying” the ILS all over again.

]]> Comment on ILS Migration: SirsiDynix and III on exit support and maintenance by Peter Ivanick http://www.parser.ca/z678/2009/02/02/ils-migration-sirsidynix-and-iii-on-exit-support-and-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Peter Ivanick Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:05:58 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=75#comment-163 Good points all. I'm curious when your site signed your III agreement? Good points all. I’m curious when your site signed your III agreement?

]]> Comment on OSS: “come for the price, stay for the quality” by blog.ecorrado.us » Will a bad economy be good for Open Source in Libraries? http://www.parser.ca/z678/2008/10/09/oss-come-for-the-price-stay-for-the-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-151 blog.ecorrado.us » Will a bad economy be good for Open Source in Libraries? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:58:54 +0000 http://www.parser.ca/z678/?p=32#comment-151 [...] blog has an interesting blog post about how he feels the current economic situation will be good for Open Source in libraries. It is an interesting proposition, but one I am not 100% confident about. While I agree with the [...] [...] blog has an interesting blog post about how he feels the current economic situation will be good for Open Source in libraries. It is an interesting proposition, but one I am not 100% confident about. While I agree with the [...]

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