[openhealth] Re: [FOSS_health] Re: [Hardhats] Re: X-links for VOE interfacing

[Joseph Dal Molin]

Thanks Fred....your examples really help clarify the situation....!!

Joseph

Fred Trotter wrote:
> WorldVistA EHR is using the CCHIT certification in a similar fashion
> that many FOSS companies use trademarks. For instance CentOS can use
> the GPL codebase of RHEL, but they cannot call it RHEL or otherwise
> use the term "Red Hat" in marketing. In a similar fashion, WorldVistA
> EHR can be forked and used to create another product, but that new
> product cannot be called "WorldVistA EHR" or refer to the CCHIT
> certified status of the WorldVistA EHR in marketing. This is a
> completely legitimate from a software freedom perspective. Everyone
> can have access to the code in a fashions that respect the four
> freedoms. Those who wish to pay WorldVistA for the privilege, and
> abide by the software maintenance policy, can use both the name and
> advertise CCHIT certification.
> 
> I wish it were going faster but this is very important to get right.
> WorldVistA is moving into uncharted waters!  I can think of no other
> FOSS industry with these kinds of complex issues.
> 
> -FT
> 
> On 8/22/07, Joseph Dal Molin <dalmolin at e-cology.ca> wrote:
>> WorldVistA EHR  would lose its certified status if someone continued to
>> use the WorldVistA EHR name for the forked code. The agreement helps
>> prevent unintentional forking and gives WorldVistA a better vehicle for
>> managing change and the brand name. The certification agreement template
>> is a public document available on the CCHIT site, for anyone interested
>> in the details.
>>
>> Joseph
>>