We all have known for some time that we need to document exactly just what
gets done to make a FOIA into OV* so that it can be done with less blood,
sweat and tears as time goes on. Unfortunately, in the heat of doing the
work, that element escapes getting done.  Maybe the .bash_profile on the
machines of those who do this work need to contain something like this:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] nancy]$ myscriptfile=./myscript$(date +%m.%d.%y.%T)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] nancy]$ script -af $myscriptfile

Which does this:

Script started, file is /home/nancy/myscript09.09.04.22:22:44

and then someone like me can create some documentation from those scripts.

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So what happens to the "enhancements not in the FOIA software.".  I was
hoping that the Open Vista distribution included the
internationalization modifications George was referring to that DVA has
opted not to incorporate with the official VA software thus not included
in the FOIA distribution.


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Bhaskar
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Subject: [Hardhats-members] Introducing OpenVistA VivA FOIA Gold 0.1

VistA as traditionally released by the VA did not run on GT.M.
OpenVistA as available to date has been FOIA VistA ported to GT.M, but
it also had some enhancements not in the FOIA software.

With the release of a recent patch, FOIA VistA now runs on GT.M, which
makes possible an OpenVistA VivA live CD that is exactly the software
available under FOIA, no more and no less.  Since the FOIA software has
been referred to as the "gold standard", the name of this live CD is
"OpenVistA VivA FOIA Gold".

Technically speaking, OpenVistA VivA FOIA Gold is a live DVD because the
ISO image is too large to fit on a CD.  This is because I built it using
Knoppix (http://knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html) rather than Morphix
(http://morphix.org).  Knoppix is the state of the art in Linux live
CDs, and manages to pack an amazing volume of software into a single CD
(Morphix is a pared down version of Knoppix).  Knoppix version 3.6, and
hence OpenVistA VivA FOIA Gold 0.1, is a visually appealing user
interface that includes multiple browsers; OpenOffice.org for word
processing, spreadsheets, presentations, etc.; GIMP version 2 for image
processing, and much, much more.  It also includes an optional 2.6
kernel, ndiswrapper for loading drivers for proprietary wireless network
cards, and many other contemporary system level programs.  However,
since Knoppix itself fills an entire CD, the only way to add GT.M and
the FOIA software was to go to a DVD.  [In the future, I may make a line
of thin live CDs that are small as they possibly can be.]

Please try OpenVistA VivA FOIA Gold 0.1 and tell me what you think.

Note that the OpenVistA VivA live CDs are my personal work, and my
employer Fidelity Information Services, Inc., is not involved in any
way.

Since not everyone has a DVD burner, I will offer to burn and mail DVDs
to anyone who makes a donation of $25 to WorldVistA.  You can do this
right from the project page at Source Forge
(http://sourceforge.net/projects/worldvista).  WorldVistA is a worthy
cause recognized as a non profit by the Internal Revenue Service, and
your donation may be tax deductible (consult your tax adviser).  Please
make your donation and let me know (I don't need a receipt - your word
is good enough for me).

-- Bhaskar

P.S. The OpenVistA 2.51 package from June 2003 will shortly be taken off
the project page at Source Forge. If you can think of a reason to keep
it there, please let me know as soon as possible.


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