Re: Live from the 2003 Fall AMIA Conference

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Re: Live from the 2003 Fall AMIA Conference
by Andrew P. Ho on Friday November 14, @10:13AM

Alan Zuckerman may understand what "open source" is. However, his opinion regarding the utility of "open source" methods for medical software is clearly not shared by many of us. There are many free/open source software projects that deliver practice-ready software solutions, produced via "open source" methods. For ignorant and perhaps self-serving reasons, Zuckerman and AAFP / Kibbe simply chose to stick their heads in the sand and ignore these facts.

Zuckerman did voice a position that many and perhaps most physicians currently hold. Clearly, there was no wide-spread outrage from AAFP member physicians when AAFP's so-called "open source plans" were detailed. In time, more physicians will realize how AAFP and "experts" such as Zuckerman did them a disservice.

For now, many of us continue to use and develop incrementally superior open source medical systems. What AAFP / Kibbe / Zuckerman say or do cannot diminish our work and achievements. They are free to express their opinions, even in the face of contrary evidence.

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