[Gllug] Linux for dentists

[Sean Burlington]

Mark Preston wrote:
> Hi all,
> The Information Technology Task Group of the Dentistry Modernisation
> Steering Group produced an IT report last year. This report strongly 
> urged that a group be set up to look at the implications of IT in 
> dentistry. So the IT&C Steering Group was set up. This group has
> worked together to produce the Dental IT Strategy, which ensures that
> dentistry is integrated in to the wider NHS IT programme. A member of
> this group has asked me to make a case for using an "Open-Source"/ Linux 
> based solution for GDPs (General Dental Practitioners) on a side of A4 
> for review at their next meeting. I have had a go - see below:-

Hi Mark,
	a couple of queries

do you need to put the general case for an electronic solution ? - it 
looks to me that the main strategy document already does this.

Is the audience the IT steering group ? (should the doc be less techy ?)

What are the data storage requirements? - if they need to keep the 
system running for 100 years they may want to avoid paying a yearly license.

What about a cross platform system ? so dentists using Microsoft (or 
apple etc) systems  already could just install a new app, while others 
could get a low cost Linux appliance.

Sean


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