Re: [K12OSN] Re: name changes

Eric Harrison (eharrison@mail.mesd.k12.or.us)
Tue, 22 Apr 2003 23:46:31 -0700 (PDT) 

On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Quentin Hartman wrote:

>Eric-
>
>>I have not come up with a cookie-cutter way to make it work. I would
>>*love* to include something like Koha if we can figure out some way
>>to automate the installation...
>
>Don't underestimate the people who get their hands on this stuff. A lot of 
>people don't know about Koha, and I would bet that if it were made easily 
>available, they would be willing to figure out the configuration. It might 
>be worth throwing in there, just as a little "hey, check this out" sort of 
>thing. I'm sure after it's in there for awhile and more people use it, the 
>pieces needed for a cookie-cutter install will become apparent. Or, maybe 
>someone else will do it. Or someone will come up with a good howto, 
>virtually eliminating the need for a complex install. I mean really, Apache 
>used to come installed in a way that is not terribly useful and people had 
>to do a little config to get it really going. Same for X. Now, installation 
>methods have developed to the point that it is pretty brainless 99% of the 
>time. Why would Koha not follow the same trend? Not being able to 
>idiot-proof the install is not sufficient reason not to put it in. IMHO, at 
>least.

I agree with your assessment that the right code in the hands of the right
people can make miracles happen.

The questions I have are:

* Is the target audience of K12LTSP likely to tame the likes of Apache, Koha,
  X, and friends?

* If we included Koha, who would promote and support it?

* If it were included but not promoted/supported, would it be likely to
  reach the audience who would need to scratch this particular itch?


I would be happy to include Koha, or other programs along those lines, if
someone would be willing to...

  * make it work-out-of-the-box ;-)

  * make it close-enough to working that a little documentation would be
    enough for most folks to get it running. Such doucumentation would
    be included, of course.

  * promote and support it. Answer the questions, fix the bugs, propose
    solutions to make it easier for the average joe, etc.

  * packaged it up in such a way that I could just drop the rpm into the mix
    and not have to worry about it. Near-zero work = near-zero resistance to
    inclusion ;-)  (limited by available diskspace, of course)


Warren, has anyone in the Fedora project tried to tackle packaging something
like Koha?

-Eric



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