At a California State university, really?

I suppose there's a business here in taking MIT-licensed open source
software, making a small change to it, and selling it to California State
as "not open source software"!

On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Alexis Adkins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Kevin,
>
> We are at the mercy of the university's IT department and they do not
> allow open source software.
>
> Thanks!
> Alexis
>
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> On Sun, Feb 5, 2017, at 08:00 PM, CODE4LIB automatic digest system
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> > There is 1 message totaling 39 lines in this issue.
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> > Topics of the day:
> >
> >   1. Software suggestions for horse pedigrees
> >
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> >
> > Date:    Sat, 4 Feb 2017 22:06:10 -0600
> > From:    Kevin Hawkins <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Software suggestions for horse pedigrees
> >
> > For your first criterion, did you really mean to say that you need
> > software that is NOT open source?  That is, you must have closed-source
> > software?  I'm especially confused because wikis and CMSes often run on
> > open-source software.  --Kevin
> >
> > On 2/4/17 6:47 PM, Alexis Adkins wrote:
> > > **apologies for cross-posting**
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I’m looking for software suggestions for a project to track horse
> > > pedigrees. Criteria: 1) Not open source; 2) Can have photographs of
> > > horse with its entry; 3) Easy to navigate user interface that is
> > > ideally aesthetically pleasing; 4) Compatible with Mac.
> > >
> > > Most horse pedigrees online seem to be built with simple database
> > > software and don’t include photos. We are thinking a wiki, or CMS
> > > like Omeka, but perhaps genealogy software would suit our needs?
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > Alexis
> > >
> > > Alexis Adkins Archivist Special Collections and Archives University
> > > Library California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
> > >
> > > [log in to unmask] 909-869-3092
> > >
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