[Gnumed-devel] Horst's GnuMed offer (was: Re: GPs split on software ads)

[Tim Churches]

Horst Herb wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 12:12, Tim Churches wrote:
> 
>>b) The inflation factor between Horst-time and everyone-else-time
>>appears to be at least one order of magnitude. In other words, if it
>>would take you an estimated 3 weeks of work to make it work for everyone
>>else, then it would take anyone else at least ten times that long -
>>which is approaching my initial estimates for completing Gnumed (not
>>forgetting the need for professional-looking, well written system nd
>>end-user documentation etc, test harnesses etc).
> 
> 
> My current weekly income is $6000+, happy to provide evidence.
> 
> If I am provided with a suitable locum for 4 weeks (just for cinical work in
> my practice and on call), plus some compensation for lost income in that time
> so that I can serve my financial commitments, I promise to deliver something
> workable else I pay everything back immediately and shut up forever.
> 
> Something workable is defined as:
> - can add, view, edit demographic data ("address book")
> - can add, view, edit simple progress notes
> - can add, view, edit family and social history
> - can add, view, edit allergies and risk factors
> - can add, import, view, comment pathology reports (PIT format only right now)
> - can add, view, administrate recalls
> - can add, view, edit, print prescriptions
> - can browse drug reference information (currently MIMS and WHO EMF)
> - can do automatic drug interaction checking (currently based on WHO EMF and
> Holbrook data)
> - can do templated referrals and other letters
> - allows direct database querying (in SQL) through a built-in GUI with context
> and content sensitive help (query builder)
> 
> Includes a plugin-based framework and user-configurable GUI, runs on Linux,
> Macs and Windows both server and client wise
> Includes an easy to understand internal object messaging architecture and
> plugin API.

There we are, folks, a concrete and no-risk offer from Horst. Sounds
like $30k or thereabouts is needed. Over to David Guest, funds-raiser
extrordinaire... raffle ticket, anyone? Cake stall? Seriously, I am good
for a small aliquot of money.

Tim C