I agree wholeheartedly, but I think we need to be sure OpenVistA really is going to continue to belong to WorldVistA first, or replace it with something that we know will.
I recently bought the url OpenSourceVistA.net for my home server because I, like you, feel educating people about the meaning of Open Source is important. Once the concept of Open Source is more widely recognized, I am sure the demand will grow for Open Source healthcare solutions and others may see the value of converting their products to Open Source or to joining a great cause. On Sunday 24 April 2005 01:05 pm, chuck5566 wrote: > Not a big deal, but please consider: > > Whenever I come in contact with health care professionals outside of > the VA, and it's seems appropriate, I bring up and explain a little > about OpenVistA. I'll give them the URLs for WorldVistA, Hardhats or > both. Thing is, it's always on some scrap of paper that I'm sure gets > lost. > > What I was thinking that it might be nice to print out some OpenVistA > business cards. They wouldn't have my name on them, just maybe a logo, > "OpenVistA" displayed prominently and the WorldVista and Hardhats URLs. > This would seem to me to be much better than scraps of paper to > "spread the word". > > If there is interest in this, I would prefer to use an official, > standard, design. What I'd really is be able to include some sort of > catch phrase, something like "Very affordable, very comprehensive > healthcare IT". (I feel I need to point out that I wouldn't include > "open-source" in this phrase, it just seems to muddy the waters at > first.) And if I was WorldVistA, I'd copyright the phrase. > > MORE IMPORTANTLY > Thinking about that catch phrase got me believing that WorldVistA > should produce http://openvista.worldvista.org - a site with the > primary purpose of "selling" OpenVistA. A site that would be designed > to grab visitors and pique their interest about the product itself. > Something with a screenshot of CPRS prominently displayed. This is the > URL I'd like to put on the business cards. And I'm not trying to take > away from the WorldVistA and Hardhats Web sites. They of course have > plenty of great information on VistA, but you have to go fishing for > it. > > Thanks, > Chuck > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members -- Nancy Anthracite ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
