Re: [openhealth] An inventor of disruptive technology looking for advice about open source

2008-05-06 Thread Fred Trotter
Stephen, You are the second person who has approached our community about using a hybrid patent/open source business approach. I had already decided to work with the first group, and your comment has urged me to move this higher on my priority list. I will try to commun

[openhealth] Re: An inventor of disruptive technology looking for advice about open source

2008-05-06 Thread Stephen Beller
Yes, I do realize patents are a problem for open source. We received our software method patent in 1998 and have it in the US and two other countries. Anyone interested can read about it at http://cpsplit.typepad.com/ Anyway, there's nothing to prevent us,however, from licensing our patented s

Re: [openhealth] An inventor of disruptive technology looking for advice about open source

2008-05-06 Thread Adrian Midgley
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stephen Beller wrote: > I've only recently heard about Open Health. As the inventor of a > disruptive/discontinuous health information technology, which includes > patented components, I'm looking for advice about open source licensing. Patents are a

[openhealth] An inventor of disruptive technology looking for advice about open source

2008-05-06 Thread Stephen Beller
Hello, I'm new to this group and hope you can help me. I've only recently heard about Open Health. As the inventor of a disruptive/discontinuous health information technology, which includes patented components, I'm looking for advice about open source licensing. My primary motivation is my comp