[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Evergreen Proposal

[John Moss]

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-----Original Message-----
From: open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Jason Etheridge
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 5:45 PM
To: Evergreen Development Discussion List
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Evergreen Proposal

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:54 AM, John Moss <John.Moss at hro.com> wrote:
> I am tasked with researching ILS Alternatives for our Law Firm. I have a
> number of Positives listed for switching to Evergreen, but would also like
> to list some Criticisms or Drawbacks of Evergreen. I know this may not be
> the best place to ask, but on the other hand it may be the best place to ask
> since all of you have far more experience with this software.

Hi John, what sort of benefits are you hoping to get out of an ILS?  A
lot of the things that may be a drawback in one light could be an
advantage in another (for example, the age of Evergreen means that a
lot of features are still in development, but at the same time
Evergreen benefits from more modern development and doesn't have a lot
of legacy cruft holding it back).

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Jason,
Our current ILS works just fine it's just the firm is looking to see if there are any viable alternatives that would save them $. I have both Evergreen and Koha loaded onto my home PCs and am quite familiar with their features. I was hoping to get some ideas of any problems others had or are having with Evergreen. I know it's a work in progress and am amazed on how far it's come even within the past year.

Thanks,
John