[Koha-devel] RFC for a really new stuff : sharing data worldwide

[Jonathan Druart]

Hi Paul,

I have this idea (share reports) in mind for a while.
The main point was to keep up-to-date the reports listed on the wiki
page (https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library).
IMO one important thing is to cover each report with tests, to confirm
they still pass from one version to another.
It will also permit to have a versioning of them: "this report is
valid from version 3.XX to version 3.YY"

For a another use, have a look at the commit message of the first
patch of bug 14100: Generic solution for language overlay - Item
types:
    N/ Implement a webservice to centralize all the translations and give
    the ability to sync the item types/authorised values description with
    the rest of the world (push and pull).
It would be good to keep that in mind for a future implementation.

2016-01-20 14:18 GMT+00:00 Paul Poulain <paul.poulain at biblibre.com>:
> Ladies & gentlemen,
>
> We're competing more and more against providers that promote a "cloud
> multi-tenant LMS".
> Koha is a cloud application (and it is since 2000, long before cloud is
> born).
> What does "multi-tenant" mean ? It mean that you'll get access to many
> resources that are shared worldwide.
>
> I think that the "multi-tenancy" is a way for proprietary vendors to lock-in
> their customers [1]. But the idea of having a worldwide database for some
> informations is interesting and relevant. Proprietary vendors take care of
> updating this database. Open Source projects are not working centrally, so
> we must find another way of creating and maintaining such a database.
>
> With this thing in mind, BibLibre has decided to sponsor an intern + some
> internal resources for next summer dedicated to a project dedicated to
> sharing data between koha instances worldwide.
>
> I wrote a 1st draft of RFC and I'd like to have your feedback:
> http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SharingDatasBetweenKohas_rfc
>
> If this project is successful, in the automn version of Koha, we may see a
> way to share worlwide data between all Koha libraries !
>
> [1] if you're a proprietary vendor and are reading this: I don't mean it's
> the only reason for multi-tenancy.
>
> --
> Paul Poulain, Associé-gérant / co-owner
> BibLibre, Services en logiciels libres pour les bibliothèques
> BibLibre, Open Source software and services for libraries
>
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