[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hello there :)

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

Jason ++


On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Jason Etheridge <jason at esilibrary.com>wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Anoop Atre <anoop.atre at mnsu.edu> wrote:
> > I wonder how often folks on the Koha list suggest Evergreen to people
> asking
> > questions about Koha. Not that there is anything wrong with Koha, I've
> > actually 'somewhat' helped install it on occasion, but if we want
> Evergreen
> > to grow it's user base we better focus on helping new users/answering
> their
> > questions and not direct them to other options. This is just a personal
> > opinion and like I said not intended to start any flame-war with Koha
> people
> > who of course are awesome!
>
> I like that folks from both communities intermingle; I think we just
> need to be careful about stereotyping the different softwares (for
> example, by assuming that Koha is for small libraries or that
> Evergreen is for big libraries).  I think both Koha and Evergreen can
> be overkill for certain uses.  For personal libraries, the whole
> culture of MARC cataloging is not something I would recommend, but
> some people do it.  It really depends on the details, and I do think
> we should ferret out those details more instead of making hasty
> recommendations (however well-intentioned).
>
> I wouldn't want to bar discussion of any software unless it came to
> dominate the entire forum, since we can always learn something and
> better Evergreen with what we learn.  Also, even if Evergreen doesn't
> meet a certain need today, that doesn't mean it can't or won't, so I
> agree that we should embrace all who stop by.  If they like us, they
> may stick around even if something else would also work.  Evergreen is
> new, and like with start-up companies, there are folks who like to get
> in early and make a difference.  This is a great time to be getting
> into Evergreen.
>
> --
> Jason Etheridge
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