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Drs Kevin & Bones (alias Rosanne
Rosanneadanna, alias Emily Litella)
Yes, the line must have been staticky.
WorldVistA will definitely be putting an open source license on OpenVistA.
Which license it will be is under discussion. GPL has both fans and
critics, and in the fine print, it's not exactly clear where the boundaries are
that separate what's yours from what's ours when it comes to packages bundled
like VistA, written in code like M[UMPS].
Kevin's comment is correct, and that is why it's
important to pick a license that will allow add-ons that are clearly
distinct from VistA. That said, we also want a license that will foster a
strong central repository -- not a fragmented one.
-maury-
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 5:27
PM
Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members]
Vista-Office - ..worldvista..openvista...opensource... off-topic eh?
The understanding I got was that we wanted to allow companies to be able
to develop modules that work with VistA, and have them be propriatary.
Even on Linux, one can make a commercial program that makes use of open source
technology.
I
realize, that I am doing nothing but muckraking at the moment...
and, I
know that I am NOT by any means a core vista person or
personality.....
BUT...
I am offended that we call openvista, openvista... it isn't
covered by
the GPL or another license that ensures development happens in
the open.
HENCE the open for the OPEN source. I realize I may be going
off half
cocked here.... and the connection was bad.... but from the
meeting in
Boston... I remember someone from world vista saying that they
want to
ensure that developers who develop code are not bound to release
it as
open source. ALTHOUGH it is a really good idea and we really
appreciate
it.
This to me just sounds extremely wrong. You are
just asking for a
fragmented code base... and you are ensuring that NO
major new
developments happen from anyone outside the VA, unless out of
some
personal or corporate guiding principle decide to release it as
open
source. Thank you Sanchez and your new owners.
I can assure
you that whatever development I may/will/probably do will
be opensourced
and GPL'd...
Does this mean that I don't want money... NO....
But,
this does mean that I don't want money for making whatever changes
I make
to a FREE Software product. I know that no matter what I do will
not
equal the work done by one of the many hero's of this program (of
which I
know many are on this list).... If I were you, I would be
outraged that
other people are taking your code adding parts to it and
privatizing it.
Even, if it is a company that you yourself work for, or
code that you
yourself are adding. You have given us, and the world a
gift. A gift that
has the potential to transform medical care and
research throughout the
world....
PROFIT is important, and for a company the most
important...but, profit
can be made and should be made while ensuring
that the codebase that you
started with grows and matures for
all.
Of course, the line was staticky, and I may have misheard
the meeting :P
SO, if that is the
case.....
.....
Nevermind
.....
This has
been Rosanna Danna Danna
for
Manolis
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