Re: [Gnumed-devel] Re: [GPCG_TALK] GPs split on software ads

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 09:38:08AM +1100, Tim Churches wrote:

> Horst wrote:
> > If you check the available code, you'll see that gnumed doesn't really need
> > that much work any more to become fully functional.
functional != usable by Joe User, MD.

> I have been monitoring the GnuMed email list for the last 18 months, and
>  the level of activity on GnuMed development is quite amazing
...
> (If anything, I feel that GnuMed is in danger
> of becoming over-designed and over-engineered, and that the absolutely
> excellent has become the enemy of the good enough, but that's just my
> opinion).
This is perhaps correct.

> However, there is still a HUGE amount of work to be done before GnuMed
> is ready for production use.
...
> ... because moving from
> Version 0.x to version 1.0 involves enournous attention to zillions of
> details ...

Tim, I always much enjoy reading your sobering messages. I
think you are very realistic about a lot of things. I am
really happy to have you monitor us and give advice (eg reign
in the madness ;-)

Karsten
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