Re: [Gnumed-devel] Help needed please

[Sebastian Hilbert]

On Saturday 03 December 2005 23:15, Richard Terry wrote:
> I've already thought of that, but it's not just for them, I'd like to get
> the current cvs working for me as well, now that it is running in CVS.
CVS is under heavy development. Karsten is working on schema changes requested 
by fellow GNUmedders so this is quite normal. Expect stabilization over the 
next few days and frequently update your CVS.

The CD does contian a perfectly running version 0.1 (local client and server) 
so this *is* the medium to use for demonstration purposes. It let's us show 
off even more. I don't know of any commercial pratice management software 
that can be demoed by running a full fledged OS off a CD. Plus you can even 
connect to the GNUmed server on this CD with Windows clients.

But if your audience is not expected to get the depth of that demonstration 
you can simply boot the CD in advance and demo GNUmed like that.

One little story if I may. A few days a friend of mine brought in a not so old 
PC to install WIndows 98. He intended to sell it with the original OS and not 
the one he had gotten from whatever source (Windows XP). Since he couldn't do 
it alone he asked me to do it. Huh ? so much for everyone can install 
Windows. Well since Windows98 did not provide and option to wipe the disk I 
had to boot KNOPPIX to do it. But the best part is that Windows 98 didn't 
have the drivers for most of the hardware !?. So I had to once again boot 
KNOPPIX. GNUmed's demo CD autodetected every piece of hardare including an 
additional Firewire card. I even had internet access out of the box. It took 
me 4 hours to dig up those drivers from various sources since manufacturer 
stopped support long ago. Once finished I asked him. Did you notice that this 
CD would have solved all your troubles ? Looking at his face I realised once 
more Linux on the Desktop is not around the corner. Despite having performed 
better than Windows ever could the OS from Redmond is rooted do deep into 
people's heads. Only a new generation of kids will we the users of anything 
but Windows. Simply amazing.

What does this tell me for GNUmed ? I fear GNUmed istself won't be a 
bestseller for its technology. What it takes is a bunch of salespeople who 
will sell it like any other product.
>
Sebastian
> On Saturday 03 December 2005 18:36, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> > Richard,
> >
> > I strongly suggest checking out rel-0-1 and using that or
> > downloading the demo CD and demonstrate that. CVS HEAD isn't
> > currently in sync with the client code so you'd be hard
> > pressed to get that working properly until Monday.
> >
> > Show them the CD and tell them why it's slower than
> > expected, then offer to show how fast it is when installed
> > properly sometime within the next two weeks.
> >
> > Karsten
>
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