Welcome, Rubin; There are a pretty good number of VA and former-VA folks on this list. You are in good company. Your Linux experience is greatly appreciated. As you watch for a while, you will see a lot of interesting topics go by and some interesting projects in the making. Jump in anywhere you feel comfortable.
Best wishes; Chris Richardson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Anthracite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Time for a Metaphor > Well, you gave us some fun even it you didn't introduce yourself first. > > Please tell us about NYLXS. > > I suggest you just hang around a bit until you find something that > catches your fancy. What sorts of things have you done or do you like to do? > Perhaps we can tell you some of the sorts of things that are likely to be up > your alley. > > On Friday 27 May 2005 10:39 pm, Ruben Safir wrote: > > Oh > > > > and Hello > > > > I'm Ruben Safir, and I was hoping to help with some of the coding and > > the website. I'm the President of NYLXS, and seasoned programmer, ex-VA > > Pharmacist, and a practicing Pharmacist. > > > > Sorry - I meant to say Hello First :) > > > > Ruben > > > > On Fri, 2005-05-27 at 20:35, Greg Woodhouse wrote: > > > The problem I have with the metaphor is that the OS isn't a passive > > > thing like a pot or petri dish, it does useful work (though you may not > > > be ware of what it is doing -- scheduling, memory management, etc.) > > > > > > --- Nancy Anthracite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Couldn't you have a Pot, Good Soil and Beautiful Flowers instead of > > > > a petri > > > > dish!!! ;-) > > > > > > > > On Friday 27 May 2005 02:46 pm, Mark Street wrote: > > > > > After reflecting on the Linux/distribution rhetoric some..... a > > > > > > > > simple > > > > > > > > > metaphor is in order for the model we are assembling here with > > > > > > > > VistA. > > > > > > > > > I have opened the box, emptied all the contents on the table, > > > > > > > > quickly > > > > > > > > > scanned the directions, assembled the parts and pieces together > > > > > > > > into a > > > > > > > > > somewhat workable system. It is time for my metaphor. > > > > > > > > > > 1. The computer operating system - VAX, UNIX, Linux, Windoze, etc. > > > > > > > > = A > > > > > > > > > petri dish > > > > > > > > > > 2. The database - Cache, GT.M = the blood ager medium for the > > > > > > > > organisms to > > > > > > > > > grow. > > > > > > > > > > 3. VistA, objects, routines, applications - mumps code = the > > > > > > > > organisms > > > > > > > > > that grow and flourish on and in the medium. > > > > > > > > > > As we can see, the OS is merely a container for the medium and the > > > > > organisms. Which is why it really doesn't matter which distribution > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > Linux one uses. > > > > > > > > > > If you have a consultant or contract with anyone who is experienced > > > > > > > > or > > > > > > > > > proficient with UNIX/Linux it is not that difficult to get a petri > > > > > > > > dish out > > > > > > > > > of the packaging. The OS is just a petri dish. ; ) Feel free to > > > > > > > > clarify > > > > > > > > > or add to this metaphor > > > > > > > > > > Now, back to the mumps textbook. This stuff is strange..... no > > > > > > > > wonder you > > > > > > > > > guys have been working with it for 20 years. : | > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Nancy Anthracite > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Yahoo. > > > > Introducing Yahoo! 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