Fwd: Interoperability with HL7

[Stef Verlinden <stef@vivici.nl>]

For one or another reason  a part of the text in my reply is 'meshed' up when I receive it back via the mailinglist. The first sentence of my reply was intended to be: 

What has happened? For years and years you have been the initiator of many disputes between 13606/openEHR and HL7 and now all over sudden openEHR seems to have become the 'enemy'. 

I hope it shows up correctly this time. Does anybody know why/how this 'mesh-up' happens?

Begin doorgestuurd bericht:

Van: Stef Verlinden <stef@vivici.nl>

Datum: 10 februari 2010 13:05:01 GMT+01:00

Aan: For openEHR technical discussions <openehr-technical@chim span>

Onderwerp: Antw.: Interoperability with HL7

Op 10 feb 2010, om 11:37 heeft Gerard Freriks het volgende geschreven:

It is imperative that DCM's are absolutely free to use and in the public domain. CEN/ISO and ANSI assure that with the standardisation IP rules in general.

DCM's must be absolutely free from IP problems, well maintained in a formal, flexible, organisation, owned and controlled by all that use them.

OpenEHR as we know it today is a private company. (See under Status: http://www.openehr.org/about/foundation.html)

Hi Gerard,

What has happened? For years and years you have been the initiator of many disputes between 13606/openEHR and HL7 and now all over sudden openEHR seems to have become the 'enemy'. 

OpenEHR is a not-for profit organisation and it's knowlegde is in the open domain. If you had Googled around a litte bit you could have found the following:

A company limited by guarantee is an alternative type of incorporation used primarily for non-profit organisations that require corporate status. A guarantee company does not have a share capital, but has members who are guarantors instead of shareholders. The guarantors give an undertaking to contribute a nominal amount towards the winding up of the company in the event of a shortfall upon cessation of business. It cannot distribute its profits to its members, and is therefore eligible to apply for charitable status if necessary. 

So I would like you to withdraw this unfunded accusation or provide some solid facts to prove the contrary. This really doesn't help the discussion.

I do like the fact that you've turn nities to harmonize HL7, 13606 and openEHR, so let's keep working on that track.

Cheers,

Stef

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