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I'm fairly confident there is not, just that the new list intends to (self-) select just licensed users. --Joe On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Cloutman, David <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Interesting. Our catalog consortium just bought Aquabrowser. Is there > some sort of NDA that you know of that would limit the discussion to > private forums? I hadn't heard of such a thing, but then maybe no one > thought to tell me. > > > > --- > David Cloutman <[log in to unmask]> > Electronic Services Librarian > Marin County Free Library > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Gabriel Farrell > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:02 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] AquaBrowser Libraries Group > > > While the "Interesting difference..." bit may be read as snarky, I > appreciated Jeffrey's post for pointing out that most discussions about > AquaBrowser can't take place on this list due to its lack of membership > restrictions. > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 10:45:24AM -0400, Edward M. Corrado wrote: > > I don't see this as an interesting difference at all. Almost all > > [larger] vendor-supplied products in the library world have their > > own discussion lists that are limited to people that use/license > > their products. We even see this with Open Source products such as > > Koha. Although I do not use AquaBrowser, unlike almost all other > > library specific-software of this magnitude I understand that > > AquaBrowser does not have a user group (formal or informal). There > > currently is very few ways (no way?) for users of this product to > > converse with each other and share ideas. > > > > There are numerous reasons for wanting to share information on a > > closed list that can range from not wanting to spam a larger > > community with a "how do activate a widget in product A" to asking > > questions/sharing information that for whatever reason you don't > > want to or can't share with the whole world (e.g. non-disclosure > > agreements, public relations concerns, privacy concerns, not wanting > > your name in open archives attached to something, etc.). In fact, > > in some cases you may not even want the vendor on the list the way > > some Voyager systems administrators created a list that excluded > > Endeavor (and now Ex Libris) and non-systems people at Voyager > > sites. This made people feel much more comfortable asking questions > > that maybe they would otherwise be embarrassed or reluctant to ask. > > > > I applaud Kathryn for taking the initiative to organize the > > AquaBrowser community by creating the AquaBrowser Libraries Group. > > From what I understand from people that use the product this is > > something that is overdue for the community. > > > > What the library technology world needs is more people like Kathryn > > that try to build community to help each other with whatever > > software product they are using. Sure, in a perfect world maybe > > everything would be completely Open but that is not reality. People > > that take initiative should be praised. They should not be met with > > snarky comments. > > > > Edward > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask] > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of > > Barnett, Jeffrey > > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:05 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] AquaBrowser Libraries Group > > > > Good point Ed, but I think by the phrase "Licensed sites only" the > > intent of the AquaBrowser discussion _is_ to exclude open source. > > Interesting difference... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask] > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of > > Ed Summers > > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:19 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] AquaBrowser Libraries Group > > > > You should also feel free to discuss AquaBrowser on here too ... the > > code4lib discussion isn't limited to opensource software. > > > > //Ed > > - Hide quoted text - > > > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Kathryn Frederick > > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > Please excuse cross-posting. > > > > > > I've set up an AquaBrowser Google Group to share tips and post > > > questions. If your library uses AquaBrowser, please consider > joining. > > > This group is restricted, email me at [log in to unmask] > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> and I'll > > > send you an invite. > > > > > > Licensed sites only, please. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Kathryn >