[Linux-aus] MemberDB is a great short term solution, but we need a broader rethink

[Tim Ansell]

Reusing existing FOSS software sounds like a great idea. I think MemberDB
has shown LA doesn't really have the current manpower to maintain our own
solution (and that manpower is probably better spent on improving other
areas anyway). With something like CiviCRM we get a bunch of new useful
features without having to dedicate the extra effort to actually writing
them. It also has the added benefit that If we added "online preferential
voting" to something like CiviCRM, then others can start using our more
enlightened form of voting too :)

Tim 'mithro' Ansell



On 28 January 2015 at 13:41, Stewart Smith <stewart at flamingspork.com> wrote:

> Kathy Reid <kathy at kathyreid.id.au> writes:
> > First of all, many thanks to Mikal for starting this conversation, and
> > to those who've volunteered to make MemberDB better.
> >
> > While this is a great short term solution, I think we should (in
> > parallel) discuss and debate a MemberDB replacement, likely something
> > like CiviCRM. This is a bit more work and effort, but I think would have
> > good long term returns, and address the pressing need for targeted
> > member communications.
>
> The big thing that was never covered by any other system was online
> preferential voting.
>
> --
> Stewart Smith
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