Salvete!
> 1. A fund-raising organization should not focus exclusively on
> development; Koha should also have reserve funds available for legal
> costs to protect its status, and HLT should receive some funds for
> administrative costs.
>
I concur wholeheartedly. Some other happy purposes could be Conference
related, scholarship related, et cetera.
> 3. While I would expect most of the funds raised to be in relatively
> small amounts, certainly large organizations frequently support
> open-source projects with large grants, and these possibilities should
> be considered.
Preach on bruddah. This will continue to be a lost opportunity as long as
there isn't a formalised structure. Large funders are very skittish about
donating substantial amounts to something amorphous, no matter how good the
rationale for decentralised decision making might be.
> 5. After significant funds are raised someone should purchase Biblionix
> and open-source Apollo. Then Sirsi. :)
Why stop there? We can diversify and acquire Rydges and Godiva.
Integration, my friend. ;)
Cheers,
Brooke
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