At 9:17 am +1000 5/9/06, Hugh Leslie wrote:
Horst, I'm not sure what non-proprietary stuff could have replaced what
iSoft are offering.
I think its very sad that in Australia we can't support local software
companies, most of whom make most of their money overseas. Often the
reasons given are that the size of local companies makes the risk too great
- the iSoft problems in the NHS make that argument look silly.
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Dr Hugh Leslie
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> Subject: [GPCG_TALK] maybe now is the time to cut the
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> Horst
The immediate problem is not of proprietary vs non-proprietary. I
suspect it is more about project size being proportionally related to
project failure.
But if one tries to implement a number of interoperable smaller
projects, one needs a master plan and agreed standards for
interoperability.
I suspect a collaborative software development model could be more
effective in the long run, excepting that such a development model is
limited by the skills bias of available people towards proprietary
tools.
Certainly proprietary development with standards for interoperabilty
is more likely to succeed in the short term. But as open source
community gathers more steam, that situation will change.
Ian.
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