On Sun, 2 Nov 2003, David Forslund wrote: > I find this to be an interesting discussion. About 4 years ago, we > delivered our OpenEMed software on a flashcard so that you can simply > plug it into a computer and run it with no installation. The flash card > works much better than a CD Rom because of the ability to write to it.
Dave, What is a flash card? What is the interface? Is it a PCMCIA flash-memory card or IDE? Is the flash card bootable? Being writable has its liabilities. For one, there is no assurance that experimentation on the demo system will not damage the software. With a read-only CD, it is always obvious how to reset the system to its original state. Another main advantage of a CD-ROM is that anyone can download the iso image, burn a CD, and boot up the software. With Knoppix (and thus LiveOIO), we can even install to the hard-drive using the same CD. The simplicity is hard to beat. What is the current installation procedure for OpenEMed? ... > I'm not sure of the value of this beyond demonstrations, however, as one > needs to deal with security and access to other data sources outside of > the system which will need some modest configuration. The default mode should be stand-alone operation with at most ports open for web-browser clients. > However, our CORBA layers allows these to be fully abstracted so that we > can connect to a remote site logically without worrying about where it > is. The CORBA software lets you connect locally or remotely equally > well. Are you planning to produce LiveOpenEMed? I think it will make demo and dissemination of OpenEMed much easier. Given the popular perception that CORBA and J2EE is hard to install and configure, having a simple install procedure can make a huge difference. Best regards, Andrew --- Andrew P. Ho, M.D. OIO: Open Infrastructure for Outcomes www.TxOutcome.Org
