[Gnumed-devel] wiki changes

[James Busser]

Download page hopefully improved
        http://salaam.homeunix.com/bin/view/Gnumed/InstallerGuideHome

Left nav-bar "Known Issue" link no longer points to Operating Systems  
Overview
        http://salaam.homeunix.com/bin/view/Gnumed/KnownIssues

Left nav-bar now includes a "Getting help" link
        http://salaam.homeunix.com/bin/view/Gnumed/GettingHelp

        which says:

People must remember that GNUmed is an open source project.

The proper 'culture' in open-source communities is that the end-user,  
upon experiencing some problem, would take a look at an FAQ database  
(under development), consult a project knowledge-base (under  
development), look in existing bug-reports (location to be  
stabilized), and only then reporting a bug.

A "bug" should at least appear to be something other than a trace  
which the program presently automatically reports to bug tracker, as  
a result of issues which may not be bugs but the simple result of  
improper program configuration by the user.

A bug, once it is reported, can be 'subscribed-to' and, upon it  
becoming fixed, the interested person can automatically receive bug  
report concerning any fix that has been committed.

If you plan to use GNUmed in an actual production system, it is  
incumbent on you to ensure that you have adequate local help, i.e.  
that you can be self-sufficient for your needs. The GNUmed  
development team cannot be relied on for such things. Ideally,  
whoever would be supporting you locally would make helpful  
contributions to how GNUmed could be improved.

In the meantime, if you have followed the User manual and the FAQs  
and Known Issues pages do not answer your problem, consult the  
Developer list archive and if your answer is not there, email the  
Developer list (subscription required).