Title: RE: [Bates/Kantor/Midgley/Wilson Correspondence in JAM
On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Andrew P. Ho wrote:
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> The open-source approach has worked best for tools, and there
> is no example that we are aware of in which something as
> complex as an EHR has succeeded.

Right.... tell that to Steve Jenkins


The argument is plain wrong.

Open-source approach works well for software development. Open source
approach works very well for highly complex software projects.
Many examples of excellent complex free software exist.

Agree, I guess the authors have no clue of the kind of work that is being done with open source,  See Steve's work below as an example:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4835

Nick

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