A really really
 brief history of Koha

Who am I?

• Kai Tahu, Kati Mamoe, Waitaha
• BSc Compsci, BA Maths and Māori Studies
• One of the original Koha developers
• Working at Catalyst IT
• Release maintainer for the 3.18.x branch

CC-BY-SA Kristina D.C. Hoeppner

• Started in September 1999 as a y2k fix
• Went live January 3 2000
• 1.0 released June 2000

What is Koha?

• 11,656,473 lines of code (including translations)
• 1000s of features
• 0ver 5000 installs
• 50+ support companies

Anthony Mao Lins - By Permission

CC-BY-SA Ramón

Paul Poulain - By Permission

Chris Hammond Thrashor

Koha Gruppo Italiano

Delhi Public Library

Tomas Cohen Arazi - By Permission

Nicole Engard

CC-BY-SA Kristina D.C. Hoeppner

CC-BY-SA Kristina D.C. Hoeppner

• From 4 libraries in the Horowhenua to 10,000+ around the world
• Automating libraries never before automated
• Facilitating access to information
• Providing employment