I think this is an excellent idea!
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From: Alvin Marcelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 12:11 PM
Subject: Project for the whole list
> Okay...I'm getting jitters for my presentation next week. But here's what
> I plan to present:
>
> One, that open source is a promising development in medical informatics.
> Two, that the initiative needs some boost and leadership (maybe from NLM?)
>
> I will ask support for:
>
> Common Open Source Medical Objects (COSMOS) -- standard building blocks
> for EMR construction
>
> Phase 1: Convene all existing open source projects and create a common
> representation of what they currently have using UML
>
> Phase 2: Present this to the openhealth list (RFC)--- modify as needed.
>
> Phase 3: Maintain the model in a repository and provide tools (open
> source) for using it. I particularly like the way
> www.objectsbydesign.com
> (http://www.objectsbydesign.com/tools/modeling_tools.html) describes how
> parts of the model can be turned on or off by these tools.
>
> To quote:
>
> "A repository is generally built on top of a database, which provides data
> sharing and concurrency control features. By providing locking and
> read-only access, the repository permits one developer[the alliance or
> maybe NLM] to own the model
> while allowing others to read the model and its components, as well as to
> incorporate these components into their own designs. Important: The tool
> should allow you to pull in only the components that you want from another
> model, without having to import the entire model [key point in using
> UML]."
>
> This would be consistent with the desiderata Gregory just posted.
>
> Question: We know source code can be GPL'd...but how about UML?
>
> Alvin
>
