Category Archives: Koha

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What topics do you want to read here?

2008-10-17 by mjr

I’ve just set up a poll on my site asking: what topics do you want to read here? Since this July, when cycling and most local and political themes were split off into other blogs, this site has been mostly … Continue reading →

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Stop Software Patents

2008-09-24 by mjr

Today is the World Day Against Software Patents – 24 September. If you’ve not already signed the petition, go do it now, please. Especially if you’re in Europe, but also if you’re in the US or other swpat-suffering nation. Programs … Continue reading →

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Lots of Days: Software Freedom, British Food and World Peace

2008-09-20 by mjr

Today is Software Freedom Day. It is also the start of British Food Fortnight. (Tip to total coverage cooperative.) There is an open day 11-3 at Thatchers Cider, near here in Sandford. (To get there from Worle by bike, leave … Continue reading →

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Web Foundation and While I Was Out

2008-09-16 by mjr

I concentrated on work after my return to the keyboard last week and then spent much of the weekend reroofing a shed, so today was my first day catching up with the news. Here’s what I noticed:- One of my … Continue reading →

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Away From Keyboard

2008-09-11 by mjr

I’ve been away from the blogging keyboard for a few more days than I expected. For some reason, my WordPress doesn’t work in lynx so I couldn’t post from the mobile phone when I had chance. I was at:- Shaping … Continue reading →

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More Free Software for Libraries

2008-08-28 by mjr

Two interesting nearly-free-software articles about Free Software for Libraries:- May/June 2007 Library Technology Report: Open Source Software for Libraries, from ALA TechSource (recently republished under CC-By-SA) Open Source Business Resource, August 2008: Education, Is Open Source Right for your Library?, … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming Attractions: Software Cooperative Events for Late 2008

2008-08-27 by mjr

Some interesting events that I’ve heard about recently, with a bit of a focus on software, cooperatives and the South-West:- Bristol Knowledge Unconference: Friday 5th September 2008 * Tour of Britain, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, Tuesday 9th September – other UK locations … Continue reading →

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DebConf 8 Video Team Gives Excellent Service

2008-08-12 by mjr

DebConf, the annual Debian Conference, is held this year in Mar del Plata, Argentina. One sometimes-overlooked part of this is the brilliant video streaming service, with each stream supported by an IRC feedback channel including announcement of talks and events … Continue reading →

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RFID Security and Stability

2008-08-07 by mjr

While developing an RFID extension for the Koha library catalogue system over the last few months, I’ve learned a lot about I-Code tags and security systems, but I’ve not yet looked into Mifare, which is the other big RFID product … Continue reading →

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How to Install Koha 3.0.0 on MacOS X 10.5

2008-07-29 by mjr

This is a pretty technical note, which I’m posting here for review and hopefully to help other people. The reinstall I mentioned last week was a MacOS X 10.5 server, so this time I installed Koha more simply and took … Continue reading →

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