Andrew Ho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Tim,
>   A decade to establish an infrastructure that can continue 
> to be used for several hundred years is not bad at all. As UK 
> NHS deploys its new proprietary system, we will continue to 
> learn from this experience and mature our open source / free systems.

A picture of a typical NHS open source system user:
http://www.allposters.com/IMAGES/130/009_422-029.jpg

>   Some governments (e.g. Brazil) have already announced 
> funding for open source health software project. Who knows, 
> with consultants like Joseph and Colin, it may take less than 
> ten years for the UK NHS to change direction.

And the NHS may not have factored in the Midgley Effect.

Tim C

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