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2010-05-27T14:29:01Z

Introduction

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	[http://medsphere.org Medsphere] is a private company that was initially established by several physicians to provide an open-source version of the public-domain VistA platform. Due to early management and organizational problems, however, a proprietary version was developed instead, and a significant backlash developed against the company from the open source co-operative community (which had been instrumental in developing OpenVistA).		[http://medsphere.org Medsphere] is a private company that was initially established by several physicians to provide an open-source version of the public-domain VistA platform. Due to [http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197009253 early management and organizational problems], however, a proprietary version was developed instead, and a significant backlash developed against the company from the open source co-operative community (which had been instrumental in developing OpenVistA).

	Medsphere soon realized that without the co-operation of the VistA community-at-large and a return to the values of the open source community, its support was in jeopardy.		Medsphere soon realized that without the co-operation of the VistA community-at-large and a return to the values of the open source community, its support was in jeopardy.

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2010-03-03T14:39:13Z

Introduction

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =
	[http://medsphere.org Medsphere] is a private company that was initially established by several physicians to provide an open-source version of the public-domain VistA platform. Due to early management and organizational problems, however, a proprietary version was developed instead, and a significant backlash developed against the company from the open source co-operative community which had been instrumental in developing OpenVistA.		[http://medsphere.org Medsphere] is a private company that was initially established by several physicians to provide an open-source version of the public-domain VistA platform. Due to early management and organizational problems, however, a proprietary version was developed instead, and a significant backlash developed against the company from the open source co-operative community (which had been instrumental in developing OpenVistA).

	Medsphere soon realized that without the co-operation of the VistA community-at-large and a return to the values of the open source community, its support was in jeopardy.		Medsphere soon realized that without the co-operation of the VistA community-at-large and a return to the values of the open source community, its support was in jeopardy.

Perspectoff at 16:59, 2 February 2010

2010-02-02T16:59:56Z

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	While Medsphere has integrated the proprietary Cache version of the MUMPS database into its enterprise version, it has now begun to package the open source GT.M version of MUMPS into a new version (as WorldVistA has done).		While Medsphere has integrated the proprietary Cache version of the MUMPS database into its enterprise version, it has now begun to package the open source GT.M version of MUMPS into a new version (as WorldVistA has done).

	*Pros: Paid support available. Active development team. The OpenVistA-CIS client (an analogue of CPRS written in Gtk instead of Delphi) can run not only in Windows, but also in Linux (and soon Mac) environments as well.		*Pros: Paid support available. Active development team.
			*Pros: The OpenVistA-CIS client (an analogue of CPRS written in Gtk instead of Delphi) can run not only in Windows, but also in Linux (and soon Mac) environments as well.
	*Cons: Development is mostly controlled and dominated by a single company.		*Cons: Development is mostly controlled and dominated by a single company.

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2010-02-02T16:59:10Z

Introduction

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	While Medsphere has integrated the proprietary Cache version of the MUMPS database into its enterprise version, it has now begun to package the open source GT.M version of MUMPS into a new version (as WorldVistA has done).		While Medsphere has integrated the proprietary Cache version of the MUMPS database into its enterprise version, it has now begun to package the open source GT.M version of MUMPS into a new version (as WorldVistA has done).

	*Pros: Paid support available. Active development team.		*Pros: Paid support available. Active development team. The OpenVistA-CIS client (an analogue of CPRS written in Gtk instead of Delphi) can run not only in Windows, but also in Linux (and soon Mac) environments as well.
	*Cons: Development is mostly controlled and dominated by a single company.		*Cons: Development is mostly controlled and dominated by a single company.

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2010-01-30T22:49:53Z

Introduction

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	While Medsphere has integrated the proprietary Cache version of the MUMPS database into its enterprise version, it has now begun to package the open source GT.M version of MUMPS into a new version (as WorldVistA has done).		While Medsphere has integrated the proprietary Cache version of the MUMPS database into its enterprise version, it has now begun to package the open source GT.M version of MUMPS into a new version (as WorldVistA has done).

	**Pros: Paid support available. Active development team.		*Pros: Paid support available. Active development team.
	**Cons: Development is mostly controlled and dominated by a single company.		*Cons: Development is mostly controlled and dominated by a single company.

	== OpenVistA with GT.M ==		== OpenVistA with GT.M ==

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2010-01-30T22:49:41Z

Introduction

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	While Medsphere has integrated the proprietary Cache version of the MUMPS database into its enterprise version, it has now begun to package the open source GT.M version of MUMPS into a new version (as WorldVistA has done).		While Medsphere has integrated the proprietary Cache version of the MUMPS database into its enterprise version, it has now begun to package the open source GT.M version of MUMPS into a new version (as WorldVistA has done).

			**Pros: Paid support available. Active development team.
			**Cons: Development is mostly controlled and dominated by a single company.

	== OpenVistA with GT.M ==		== OpenVistA with GT.M ==

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2010-01-30T21:20:34Z

Installing OpenVista with GT.M using Astronaut

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	The integrated Astronaut installer can be used to install the OpenVistA server as well as CPRS (and other) client packages.		The integrated Astronaut installer can be used to install the OpenVistA server as well as CPRS (and other) client packages.

	* See [[Astronaut_VistA\|Astronaut OpenVistA]]		* See [[Astronaut_VistA#Installation Instructions\|Astronaut OpenVistA]]

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2010-01-30T21:19:45Z

Installing OpenVista with GT.M using Astronaut

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	The integrated Astronaut installer can be used to install the OpenVistA server as well as CPRS (and other) client packages.		The integrated Astronaut installer can be used to install the OpenVistA server as well as CPRS (and other) client packages.

	* See [[Astronaut_VistA~~#Astronaut_OpenVistA_installers~~\|Astronaut OpenVistA]]		* See [[Astronaut_VistA\|Astronaut OpenVistA]]

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2010-01-30T21:19:24Z

Installing OpenVista with GT.M using Astronaut

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	The integrated Astronaut installer can be used to install the OpenVistA server as well as CPRS (and other) client packages.		The integrated Astronaut installer can be used to install the OpenVistA server as well as CPRS (and other) client packages.

	* See [[Astronaut OpenVistA]]		* See [[Astronaut_VistA#Astronaut_OpenVistA_installers\|Astronaut OpenVistA]]

Perspectoff at 20:30, 30 January 2010

2010-01-30T20:30:04Z

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	=== Installing OpenVista with GT.M using Astronaut ===		=== Installing OpenVista with GT.M using Astronaut ===
	The integrated Astronaut installer can be used to install the OpenVistA server as well as CPRS ~~9and~~ other) client packages.		The integrated Astronaut installer can be used to install the OpenVistA server as well as CPRS (and other) client packages.

	* See [[Astronaut OpenVistA]]		* See [[Astronaut OpenVistA]]