2013/8/28 Bert Verhees <bert.verhees at rosa.nl>: > On 08/28/2013 08:55 AM, Bert Verhees wrote: >> >> On 08/28/2013 08:54 AM, Thomas Beale wrote: >>> >>> >>> Bert, >>> >>> all these tools are free, built and maintained by their originators at >>> their own cost. So you might be sending yourself the chocolates... >> >> >> There ain't no such thing as a free lunch > > > Some of the originators are students, working for their academic purposes > and forgetting their tools very quickly when the have a job. > Some originators are part of an enterprise and building the tools to promote > their enterprise. > Some of the originators are working in a university and getting well paid > for spending their time on building such a tool. > Some of the originators are promoting a standard and using the tool as > promotion. > Some of the originators are selling their tools for good money. >
BTW, I don't know how much does a university researcher gets paid in the Netherlands, but I can assure you that is not that well paid in Spain ;D > And I must say, I agree with them all, there is nothing wrong with that. > Nothing at all. We all have to live, and everyone is doing it on his/her > way. There is nothing dishonorably on working for your profit. > > They could be grateful accept the help I offered until now and profit from > it, they can also do nothing with it. It is their choice. I fully respect > that. > > But saying that the tool isn't better because I (me, as a person) refuse to > walk through some time-consuming formalities, that is not right, is my > opinion. > > I leave it all up to the originators to improve their tooling or leave it as > it is. > > Once in a year, the subject comes up (thanks, Diego), and I write down this > old annoyance. > I will stop doing this when I am bald and gray. > > Maybe that is today, I just looked into the mirror. > > Again, have a nice day, you are good folks. > > > Bert > > > > _______________________________________________ > openEHR-technical mailing list > openEHR-technical at lists.openehr.org > http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical_lists.openehr.org
