Not necessarily. As long as there is a binding process for the most
recent version to be placed in the open domain if the company
discontinues to service; that is enough assurance.
Ross
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Ross Davey
CEO
ArgusConnect Pty Ltd
Ph: 03 5335 2220
Mob: 0417 548608
Web: www.argusconnect.com.au
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Dr Nigel Brown wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Davey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2005 11:22 AM
To: General Practice Computing Group Talk
Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Switching practice software
cost/justification
And of course the best escrow is 'open source'.
As long as the most recent version is under an appropriate licence.
Nigel
Other escrow
arrangements can be very costly to maintain and legally complex. Ross
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Ross Davey
CEO
ArgusConnect Pty Ltd
Ph: 03 5335 2220
Mob: 0417 548608
Web: www.argusconnect.com.au
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Horst Herb wrote:
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:30, Dr Hugh Nelson wrote:
Why should its longevity be any different than any other product?
If anything, I would take personal commitment of the chief
programmer
as
better and more trustworthy indicator for longevity too.
In the past many GPs have experienced personally how even
the largest
companies are no protection - at all I may say (look at
MIMS script or the
indemnity insurance disaster for example)
Ultimately trustworthy is however whoever puts the source code at
least in
escrow, to be released automatically whenever the product
is discontinued for
whatever reason.
Horst
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