On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Anoop Atre <[email protected]> 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 | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) | email: [email protected] | web: http://www.esilibrary.com
