The Spring 2009 issue of Global Health Magazine features the article “Is Open Source Good for Global Health?” by Dykki Settle, director of health informatics for the Capacity Project:
Everywhere you turn these days, it seems that global health is going digital. New terms like eHealth, mHealth, and telehealth have sprung into common usage in meetings, email lists, communities of practice and journals alike. A concept frequently used, misused and generally debated in all of these forums is Open Source.
What exactly is Open Source? You’ll hear it’s Linux vs. Windows, OpenOffice vs. Microsoft Office, Firefox vs. Internet Explorer, but what makes it different? What makes it useful? What makes it valuable for global health?
Read the full article on Global Health Magazine’s website.
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