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Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?
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Dave Cramer |
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Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ? |
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Tue, 5 Jan 2010 05:48:00 -0500 |
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Sebastian Hilbert
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Am Montag 04 Januar 2010 09:44:31 schrieb Karsten Hilbert:
>> On Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 01:56:21PM -0800, Jim Busser wrote:
>> > > GNUmed wiki
>> > > GNUmed Live CD
>> > > GNUmed movie downloads
>> > > CVSmonitor
>> > > GNUmed sources
>> >
>
> There is another problem: domains.
>
> Sure we could relocate to other hosting packages but there is risk that during
> the transition the domain will be grabbed by domain grabbers.
> http://www.gnumed.com/
>
How is losing the domain possible ? I presume you have control over the domain ?
>
>> > as pointed out, we would also require a public database. Is the current
>> > one presently hosted on some another machine?
>>
>> No, it's all on the same machine.
This is probably the largest technical problem, I'm wondering if you
can put a vm on something like Amazon EC ?
This is a paid service, but you only pay for what you use.
>
> That means currently there is no entity that could claim the GNUmed project.
> Ideally a foundation, non profit or whatnot would be set up. All domains ,
> copyleft and whatnot should be transferred to that entity. This foundation
> would collect funds and engage in business partnerships.
Postgresql is in a similar situation.
>
> Apart from that any number of companies could do business with that foundation
> or take the code and do whatever they please. All this is taken care of for us
> by the GPL.
Interestingly you as copyright holders are responsible for enforcing the GPL.
"Taken care of by the GPL" suggests an active entity will take care of it.
Dave
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Karsten Hilbert, 2010/01/03
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Jim Busser, 2010/01/03
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Jim Busser, 2010/01/03
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Karsten Hilbert, 2010/01/04
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?,
Dave Cramer <=
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Karsten Hilbert, 2010/01/05
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Dave Cramer, 2010/01/05
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Jim Busser, 2010/01/05
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Jim Busser, 2010/01/05
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Karsten Hilbert, 2010/01/05
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Jim Busser, 2010/01/06
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Sebastian Hilbert, 2010/01/06
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Karsten Hilbert, 2010/01/06
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Jim Busser, 2010/01/06
- Re: [Gnumed-devel] How much does GNumed cost ?, Karsten Hilbert, 2010/01/05