tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post8803534434799547450..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: The Virtues of PatientOSGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-44933659705571148332008-01-24T22:08:00.000+00:002008-01-24T22:08:00.000+00:00I wouldn't presume to comment on the relative meri...I wouldn't presume to comment on the relative merits of the two projects, but I would point out that dissipative as they are, forks can be beneficial - and are actually crucially important to the health of open source.<BR/><BR/>They ensure that people have a choice, and that they get what they want, not what the coders think they want. Darwinian selection will sort out which project thrives.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-65527582664502714902008-01-24T17:18:00.000+00:002008-01-24T17:18:00.000+00:00Despite the enthusiasm of the poster for Open Sour...Despite the enthusiasm of the poster for Open Source, PatientOS is largely a distraction to the larger Free and Open Source Healthcare Software community. PatientOs is alpha code, running live nowhere. There are several applications that are better funded, have more features and have larger communities. The problem with PatientOS is fully documented here. http://www.fredtrotter.com/2007/11/27/foss-sin-pointless-duplication-of-effort/<BR/><BR/>By starting a new project, PatientOS robs resources from legitimate projects. Someday, the PatientOS project might catchup and be a viable project. For the time being they are irrelevant but noisy.<BR/> -FTftrotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153748647265413845noreply@blogger.com