[Koha-devel] RE: Koha 1.2.1

[Nicholas Rosasco]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: koha-admin at lists.katipo.co.nz
> [mailto:koha-admin at lists.katipo.co.nz]On Behalf Of Pat Eyler
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 7:58 PM
> To: Jeff Williams
> Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz; koha-devel at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Koha] 1.2.1
>
>
> On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Jeff Williams wrote:
>
> > Pat
> >
> > I am willing to look at producing a Windows Distribution that will
> > install MySQL, Perl,  Apache.
> >
> > This would work on win98/ME/2000/XP.
> >
>
> Wow, this would be great!  A couple of quick issues:
>    please make sure that any changes to the Koha core system are checked
>     back into CVS and are coordinated with the release managers
>    the code is under the GPL, while the installer needn't be (just the
>     koha software itself), it would be nice to keep it all under the
>     same license so as not to confuse things
>    it would be best to avoid adding additional requirements, please let us
>     know what if any additional requirements will be needed so that they
>     can be added to the documentation
>
> > I am also considering producing a windows client for Koha.  Would there
> > be interest  here???
> >

"Client"?  I'm not sure exactly what he means -- I'm assuming he means the
circ tools.
I recommend we direct this guy to the various chunks of Perl code we have
floating around.  There are platform independent choices for GUIs, and I
really think we should be using them for at least one of the circ systems --
I'd suggest

> What programming language would you be developing in?
>
> > Could also have a windows forum area at
> > http://schools.hardsoft.com.au/forums
> >
>
> Sure, what would people need in order to make use of it?
>
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Jeff Williams
> > HardSoft Solutions
> > Australia
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pat Eyler" <pate at eylerfamily.org>
> > To: "Pete Dubler" <pete at dublerfamily.com>
> > Cc: <Koha-devel at lists.sourceforge.net>; <kohabiz at eylerfamily.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 1:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Koha] 1.2.1
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Pete Dubler wrote:
> >
> > > Pat,
> > >
> > > It would be awesome to have Koha come out as an rpm for redhat
> > > installations.
We've had packages for... ask the list who did them, I can't recall who made
them.  Might've  been Steve?

> >   We would very much like people to produce pakages (.rpm, .deb., .pkg,
> >   .lpp, or whatever) which we could put up in a contrib area.

This is something I think we can learn to automate... a fair amount of
effort/research will be necessary, but this is a good area to "recruit"
around, as the problems are widely applicable.  I assume you've seen the
commentary about the growing aggravations of things like RPM lately?

> >   We would also like to see turnkey koha systems (either a CD
> that can be installed on a blank system or a full blown koha server).
> >
> > I think that these last two bits are excellent roles for koha support
> > company to fill.  It could give you a nice product and some good
> > postioning.
I concur -- especially in light of the fact there is no "one way" to install
Koha.  This