Hi Ross,
I have just had a look at the Health Open Ware site. A few things struck me other than the fact the code available there is 17 months and one week old.
1. There seem to be no bugs reported via bugzilla
2. The forums seem devoid (essentially) of content.
How does this situation find bugs etc or don't I understand how to use the site?
Other than escrow of now obviously old code just what benefits is open-source bringing?
Is there a time line for posting current or more recent code?
Cheers
David
---- Dr David G More MB, PhD, FACHI Phone +61-2-9438-2851 Fax +61-2-9906-7038 Skype Username : davidgmore E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:25:54 +1100, Ross Davey wrote: > >> OK, that's good to know. As Ian Haywood pointed out, the lag between the open source version of Argus and the current version of Argus makes active contributions by a putative community of users/developers rather difficult, but the availability of fairly recent versions open sourced source is still a very, very important form of escrow. The reality is that ArgusConnect (the company) is only small and like all small companies, it is at risk of going belly-up (as indeed are a lot of larger companies). The availablity of an open sourced version of the software very significantly mitigates this risk i.e. it makes Argus a fairly safe bet despite the small size of the company behind it. > snip >> The availability of source code also makes a degree of quality assessment possible. >> > snip >> Source code also allows feedback on mistakes. > snip > > Totally agree Tim. > > I have been thinking on this open source release issue since our > inception, and my predictions have come to pass. ie that our team in > ArgusConnect are so focussed on getting the new versions tested > comprehensively and then released, that open source gets second > billing. I thought this would happen. > I believe the thing to do would be to have the Health OpenWare > Foundation allocate some of their (modest) resources to managing the > open source release process perhaps by funding an external open sourcer > on contract to manage that side of the issue. That person would work in > close community with the ArgusConnect team but still would be > independent enough to be able to focus on that issue. > > I will bring this up with the board of the HOWF. > > BTW: Branko Cesnik has offered to rejoin the board of the HOWF after his > standing down for health reasons. The rest of the board welcome him > back. He has been the main person with the vision of where the HOWF > might expand and serve the open source community. Watch that space as > he is keen to have HOWF serve the cause. > > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > > __________ NOD32 1.1356 (20060108) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com |
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