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  1. Introducing Open Source to the Doctors

    Gnu · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the is-there-a-docter-in-the-house dept. · 158 comments
    TCook writes "Dr. Daniel Johnson introduced the morals of open source to the American Medical Informatics Association. Read his presented paper. " Medical technologies are one of those areas that I think should be open-sourced for obvious reasons. The notion of bugs and flaws that no one can get at in medical technology gives me the willies. As well, if by applying the "thousands of eyes" we can save lives, I think that's good for all.