Comments on: Help, I’m surrounded by librarians. :-) http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Veronica Lencinas http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-910868 Veronica Lencinas Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:58:18 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/#comment-910868 FOSS for libraries permits us to do amazing things. In my work I was able to install and use Koha. The translation was not completed and had some minor error that I can correct myself. With popular libraries in Argentina we are building a network and publishing their catalogs online without a penny from the government using Koha and WebGUI. Our only cost is actually the server we are paying with the support of the libraries (and sometimes the librarians). FOSS for libraries permits us to do amazing things. In my work I was able to install and use Koha. The translation was not completed and had some minor error that I can correct myself.
With popular libraries in Argentina we are building a network and publishing their catalogs online without a penny from the government using Koha and WebGUI. Our only cost is actually the server we are paying with the support of the libraries (and sometimes the librarians).

]]> By: Dan Scott http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-862553 Dan Scott Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:35:59 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/#comment-862553 Hey Ethan, it was undoubtedly homophily that led to me sitting behind you during the EIFL session. (Oh, I flatter myself!) One note - the origin of the "free as in free kittens" phrase dates back at least as far as 2002 to Simon Phipps (http://news.com.com/2010-1071-954384.html). The typical retort to "free kitten" as a downside of open source is that the pedigreed kitten that you paid lots of money for also requires food, cleaning, playtime, etc... and my own addition (unless I've subconsciously absorbed this from somewhere) is that your pedigreed animals tend to be inbred beasts that have physical defects and succumb easily to illness, etc, whereas the mixed-breeds tend to be hardy due to the wide gene pool. Har. Hey Ethan, it was undoubtedly homophily that led to me sitting behind you during the EIFL session. (Oh, I flatter myself!)

One note – the origin of the “free as in free kittens” phrase dates back at least as far as 2002 to Simon Phipps (http://news.com.com/2010-1071-954384.html). The typical retort to “free kitten” as a downside of open source is that the pedigreed kitten that you paid lots of money for also requires food, cleaning, playtime, etc… and my own addition (unless I’ve subconsciously absorbed this from somewhere) is that your pedigreed animals tend to be inbred beasts that have physical defects and succumb easily to illness, etc, whereas the mixed-breeds tend to be hardy due to the wide gene pool. Har.

]]> By: Oil and Water for the Spiral Jetty, Surrealism on the block and the Mating Habits of Librarians http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-856073 Oil and Water for the Spiral Jetty, Surrealism on the block and the Mating Habits of Librarians Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:48:20 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/#comment-856073 [...] And every year, flocks of the species commonly known as librarians migrate to a single spot to feed, mingle, send e-mails, drink coffee and possibly mate. [...] [...] And every year, flocks of the species commonly known as librarians migrate to a single spot to feed, mingle, send e-mails, drink coffee and possibly mate. [...]

]]> By: Mark R. http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-839102 Mark R. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:50:39 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/#comment-839102 So glad you could join us at our annual herding! You were fantastic and glad you found lots of areas of mutual interest here. Till next time. Cheers. So glad you could join us at our annual herding! You were fantastic and glad you found lots of areas of mutual interest here. Till next time. Cheers.

]]> By: quixote http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-837816 quixote Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:22:11 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/#comment-837816 What Rachel said! What Rachel said!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-833492 Rachel Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:26:44 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/#comment-833492 That video made me cackle out loud; it's fabulous! And I like "free as in free kittens." That video made me cackle out loud; it’s fabulous!

And I like “free as in free kittens.”

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