Re: [openhealth] Re: Liberty HSF formation process

2009-06-04 Thread fred trotter
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Stephen Beller wrote: > Fred, > > This is encouraging and I wish you great success! > > Two questions: > > 1. How do you define "hybrid vendors" and distinguish them from FOSS > vendors? Anyone who makes money by supporting FOSS AND by selling proprietary health

Re: [openhealth] Re: Liberty HSF formation process

2009-06-04 Thread caultonpos
** humming supportively in the background ** Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -Original Message- From: fred trotter Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:45:18 To: Cc: ; Hardhats Subject: [openhealth] Re: Liberty HSF formation process Everyone I have talked to in the FOSS comm

[openhealth] Re: Liberty HSF formation process

2009-06-04 Thread fred trotter
Everyone I have talked to in the FOSS community has indicated that the feature-bucket testing model that CCHIT currently puts forward does not work for us. I would like to work with CCHIT, but not under the constraints of accepting aspects of the current model that are broken. If anyone in our co

Re: [openhealth] Liberty HSF formation process

2009-06-04 Thread fred trotter
> > > 1. Training Programs - Both Paid and Sponsored That makes sense, but it is unclear what we should train on. WorldVistA is, as at first blush, a better organization for handeling VistA training, and there are typically corporate backers that offer training for other projects. Still I would

[openhealth] Re: Liberty HSF formation process

2009-06-04 Thread Stephen Beller
Fred, This is encouraging and I wish you great success! Two questions: 1. How do you define "hybrid vendors" and distinguish them from FOSS vendors? 2. What roll, if any, do you see for companies having patented methodologies? Thanks, Steve Beller --- In openhealth@yahoogroups.com, fred

Re: [openhealth] Liberty HSF formation process

2009-06-04 Thread fred trotter
Thanks for replying... I sent you a private email about coordinating our efforts. -FT On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:10 PM, wrote: > Hi Fred! > > Congratulations! As co-chair of the EFMI LIFOSS WG and member of the IMIA > OS WG I am looking forward to work together with LibertyHSF. I am confident > t

Re: [openhealth] Liberty HSF formation process

2009-06-04 Thread Fouad Bajwa
Hello Fred and Dr. Valdes, First of all please accept my personal congratulations to you and your team members on the establishment of the Liberty Health Software Foundation as well as upon receiving the 501(c)3 status! It is indeed a wonderful evolution of an initiative dedicated to the Free Libr

RE: [openhealth] Liberty HSF formation process

2009-06-04 Thread karopka
Hi Fred! Congratulations! As co-chair of the EFMI LIFOSS WG and member of the IMIA OS WG I am looking forward to work together with LibertyHSF. I am confident that we share the same long term goals and that we can collaborate to achieve these comon goals. Our current focus is on fostering the