On 22 May 2013 21:12, Mirko <5...@gmx.de> wrote: > Chrispin, > > Chrispin Simasiku Sitali schrieb am 22.05.2013 >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Chrispin Simasiku Sitali <libsit...@gmail.com> >> Date: 22 May 2013 10:13 >> Subject: Re: [Koha] Live DVD (Was: Master-password (katikoan) and Live-DVD >> To: Mirko <5...@gmx.de> >> >> >> Well, to be honest I really benefited from Live DVD. I am a librarian who >> had no prior experience about linux. The live DVD assisted me a lot to >> learn about Koha itself and the internal plumbing of linux. I am a self >> taught koha and linux user. I remember at KohaCon12 in Edinburgh, Scotland >> asking MJ and Chris Cormack about the possibility of a Koha Lived at the >> conference. No, was the asnswer. Thanks to Mr Olugbenga Adara of Nigeria >> and to my own persistence I taught my self. So it was the Live DVD, the >> Koha mailing list and my own willingness to learn. >> >> So if you ask me today, I am able to install Koha on a server with GUI or >> not, configure them properly for LAN or internet access and do training. I >> introduced Koha in all the teacher training colleges under the Ministry of >> Education, including the three new universities Nkrumah, Mukuba, NISTCOL >> and at the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), >> >> I wouldn't strike the Live DVD off. Its a very nice tool to begin with, so >> please dont shoot it down! >> > > thank you very much for sharing your positive experience! I'm happy > that you were able to learn thanks to the Live DVD. I'd love to read > more experiences like yours if people have them. :) > > It is not my intention to shoot down the Live DVD. If it is used to > actively learn your ways around the system (Koha and GNU/Linux) that > is fantastic and exactly the way I would like to see it used. > > What I consider problematic is to encourage its productive use as a > long term option. Not only will it lead to outdated systems, but > also to problems regarding community support, as it is not used by > developers and there might be problems specific to the DVD. > I would love to see Live DVD users teach themselves and later switch > to a regular installation, but I am under the impression that this > is more of an exeptional case than the rule. > +1
If it is used as a demonstration and/or learning tool that is fine, but any system in production should have a clear upgrade path and be being run by someone who knows how to keep it up to date and secure. Like Mirko, I see no problem with the live dvd being used as a learning tool, its when it sneaks into production in a way that makes it very difficult to upgrade. That just is a short cut to long term problems. This was also what I voted for too. Chris _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
