* Nathan Curulla (n...@bywatersolutions.com) wrote:
Thank you Marshall,I agree with many of the points listed in this message. Chris, what is your biggest concern other than the fact that this data is not free to download? Marshall, would you be looking for some form of compensation for us to list this on the KC website? How can we reach a middle ground here? It would be extremely unfortunate to pass up on this fantastic tool because of our inability to work together in a way that benefits both of us. Maybe this is a topic we can discuss and vote on during the next general meeting, and I would love to hear other’s opinions. My role as the Community Marketer (or whatever the role is called) is to effectively promote Koha to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, with zero budget. I see this map hitting all of those points.
Hi NateFirst up, cost is not a factor paying for the data would be fine, Free is a problematic word in English, which is why I used Open license. If the data was licensed with a CC-BY-SA or similar license then we could use the data in whatever way we see fit.
I think you know me well enough by now to know I am advocate for Open Source and Open Data. I sit on the advisory board for Creative Commons NZ, but I am in no way speaking for them or my employer in this matter. If the community votes to go ahead using proprietary data to market an Open Source project, then that's what will happen. However I do want my objection to this noted. It is an ethical stance, not a practical one, however if you aren't going to stand by your ethical beliefs, what is the point having them. I find it odd that there is a push to open access from a lot of libraries ... I guess walking the walk is as important to me as talking the talk. Chris -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
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