On Sun, 5 Apr 2009, Peter Schlumpf wrote:

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> I want to get back to simple things.  Imagine if there were no Marc 
> records.  Minimal layers of abstraction.  No politics.  No vendors.  No 
> SQL straightjacket.  What would an ILS look like without those things? 
> Sometimes the biggest prison is between the ears.

Perhaps a slightly different perspective on looking at requirements:

 	What should be easier to do, but is a pain currently?

-Joe