[Koha-devel] Gitlab policy changes

[Doug Kingston]

I believe that The Horowhenua Library Trust as the non-profit behind
koha-community.org and trustees of the koha codebase would qualify to
enroll as an open-source organization.

-Doug-

On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 5:06 PM Tomas Cohen Arazi <tomascohen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Most limitations are about workers quotas. We can still rely on their
> services and run our own workers? It feels we should try enrolling as an
> open source organization, it at least see where the process takes us.
>
> Worth hearing all opinions!
>
> El mié, 25 may 2022 20:55, <dcook at prosentient.com.au> escribió:
>
>> Where did you see that quote, Jonathan?
>>
>> Here’s the relevant two lines I’m seeing:
>> 1.  “Not seeking profit: Your organization must not seek to make a profit
>> through services or by charging for higher tiers. Accepting donations to
>> sustain your efforts is ok. Read more about this requirement here.”
>> 2. “Not seek profit: An organization can accept donations to sustain its
>> work, but it can’t seek to make a profit by selling services, by charging
>> for enhancements or add-ons, or by other means."
>>
>> In theory, the organisation should be the Koha Community so it might be
>> OK, since it doesn't sell services. That's in contrast to Duraspace/Lyrasis
>> which is the non-profit company that develops DSpace and hosts a lot of its
>> infrastructure; they sell DSpace services. I suppose though only Gitlab can
>> ultimately make that call though?
>>
>> --
>>
>> That said, overall, I don't know that we need to apply to the Gitlab for
>> Open Source Program though? It might have some benefits but it might be
>> relying too much on a third-party that can change its services on a whim?
>>
>> David Cook
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>>
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>> From: Koha-devel <koha-devel-bounces at lists.koha-community.org> On Behalf
>> Of Jonathan Druart
>> Sent: Thursday, 26 May 2022 8:33 AM
>> To: Tomas Cohen Arazi <tomascohen at gmail.com>
>> Cc: koha-devel <koha-devel at lists.koha-community.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Koha-devel] Gitlab policy changes
>>
>> I had a look at it a couple of months ago but at some point you have to
>> "certify that project maintainer are not seeking profit from this project
>> by, for example, selling services"...
>> Le mer. 25 mai 2022 à 17:51, Tomas Cohen Arazi <mailto:
>> tomascohen at gmail.com> a écrit :
>> Hi, we need to take a look at the upcoming changes and make a decision on
>> enrolling as an Open Source project:
>>
>>
>> https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2022/02/04/ultimate-perks-for-open-source-projects/
>>
>> Please read carefully so we can make a decision eventually.
>>
>> --
>> Tomás Cohen Arazi
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