nhs switch to free software
This article is a little old, and before the event, but it brings up a few points of interest: http://theconversation.com/a-juggernaut-like-the-nhs-wont-find-it-easy-to-dr... Probably the big one I think we missed was end-of-lifing a product, that's technically not possible with a free software product. In practice though, if the community around a project dies off, it's hard to maintain something. cheers, -- Clinton Roy Software Developer Netboxblue.com Total Internet Management Control Internet usage within and outside your organisation.
On 13 Aug 2014, at 12:45 pm, Clinton Roy <clinton.roy@gmail.com> wrote:
This article is a little old, and before the event, but it brings up a few points of interest:
http://theconversation.com/a-juggernaut-like-the-nhs-wont-find-it-easy-to-dr...
Probably the big one I think we missed was end-of-lifing a product, that's technically not possible with a free software product. In practice though, if the community around a project dies off, it's hard to maintain something.
id argue it is less hard than maintaining something you dont have source or rights to.
cheers, -- Clinton Roy Software Developer Netboxblue.com Total Internet Management Control Internet usage within and outside your organisation. _______________________________________________ Free-software-bris mailing list Free-software-bris@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-b...
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