[lug] Remote Healthcare Training for the Developing World pilot - advice needed!

[Scott Rohling]

Check out Ubuntu - and Edubuntu - depending on your needs ..  free software
stack - already in use throughout the developing world ..

Scott Rohling

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Michael J. Hammel <
mjhammel at graphics-muse.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 2008-09-23 at 09:38 -0700, Gail Austin wrote:
> >
> > We plan to use all open source content and software on ultra-lowcost
> > PCs so that this system will make sense to deploy in the developing
> > world. I have training development experience on Windows ($$$$
> > hissss.....) and stacks of COTS software (even more $$$$$$$$), but
> > none on Linux. HELP! I need advice and counsel on which version of
> > Linux to use, as well as the most promising open source software stack
> > for this application.
>
> I don't know much about this topic but some places you might start your
> reserarch are:
> http://linuxmednews.com/
> http://medsphere.org/index.jspa
> The latter seems to have some open source software for healthcare.
> http://www.openemr.net/index.jsp - medical record software
>
> Which version of Linux to use will draw a large number of suggestions.
> Since you have a specific set of software application needs I suggest
> you first find that software and then check which Linux distributions
> they recommend.
> --
> Michael J. Hammel                                    Principal Software
> Engineer
> mjhammel at graphics-muse.org
> http://graphics-muse.org
>
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