Tim, What is "the most prolific open source platform on the planet"???
With best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - On Apr 16, 2007, at 1:48 PM, Tim Cook wrote: > >>>> > On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 12:36 -0700, james denge wrote: > We are considering installing Mirth (www.mirthproject.org) on RedHat > Linux. > Anyone do this yet? > <<< > > Well, not me. > > But this (and the general application of open source software and > tools<do you really believe in and support them?>) > would be a real big boost if you want to claim to be available on an > open source stack. > > The ideals are not just a badge and honor you proclaim. They are a > belief and commitment to a different and changing world. > > Please let me know when your application is available on the most > prolific open source platform on the planet. > > Regards, > Tim > > PS> I am not attacking Mirth as a project nor as any individual. > I do > however, find it difficult to follow in my mind, that individuals of a > project can contribute their time and energy to a project/family where > they do not fully understand the consequences of their efforts. > > Maybe this a "conversion of the masses" that I have not > encountered. It > would be a great moment for me and others if someone could explain it > please. > > While I fully believe that open source can be a great equalizer in > developing countries. I do not believe it will happen overnight. > > Certainly we are facing an iron curtain in the US where one faction of > software development exists and another, where it is growing, are in a > great conflict. > > Regards, > Tim > > > > > > > > > -- > Timothy Cook, MSc > Health Informatics Research Services > http://home.comcast.net/~tw_cook/ > 01-904-322-8582 > > _______________________________________________ > os-wg mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/os-wg > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross chief information officer mendocino health records exchange 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.462.6369 [office] 707.462.5015 [fax] www.mendocinohre.org - - - - - - - - "Getting people to adopt common standards is impeded by patents." Sir Tim Berners-Lee, BCS, 2006 - - - - - - - -
