[OPLINTECH] public software foundation

[mr invader]

WOW! I think that's BEYOND GREAT!

I was talking to the director of Liberty Center Public Library about doing this a year or two ago.. I think it's only logical to have software libre made available at the flagship institutions of knowledge libre! They could even be duplicated and backed-up in house, if they were circulation items.

...So long as people understand that help only MIGHT be provided at the discretion of the staff...  

This cannot be allowed to become a support issue.. Certainly patrons can be redirected by staff or documentation to the standard resources for these products.. forums, manuals (perhaps in your circulation), willing knowledgeable users, etc. 

Perhaps a volunteer or staff could teach a seminar (series?) or be compensated a stipend for doing so. If someone covers my gas ( ;) ) I would do it within 30mi of Adrian or Liberty Center.


Yours,Charles T (Tom) Houghtby IVIT Manager, Liberty Center Public Library

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> From: eliddle at marysvillelib.org
> To: oplintech at oplin.org
> Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 11:45:56 -0400
> Subject: [OPLINTECH] public software foundation
> 
> I came across the public software foundation
> http://publicsoftwarefoundation.org a few days ago. 
> They are trying to get Free and Open Source Software on library shelves.
> They provide discs that just have to be cataloged and put out on the
> shelves. The plus side to this type of software is a patron can install
> it, copy it, give it to their friends, etc without committing a
> copyright violation or breaking a license agreement. 
> 
> -- 
> -Ed Liddle
>  
> Technology Assistant
> 
> Marysville Public library
> 231 S. Plum Street,
> Marysville, OH  43040
> 
>       * Phone: 937-642-1876 ext.45
>       * Fax: 937-642-3457
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