Jason ++
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Jason Etheridge <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >
