Summer of Code 2007 is on! I will be using this space to post the ups and downs of this beachless Summer.
"OpenMRS formed in 2004 as a open source medical record system framework for developing countries — a tide which rises all ships. OpenMRS is a multi-institution, nonprofit collaborative led by Regenstrief Institute, Inc. , a world-renowned leader in medical informatics research, and Partners In Health, a Boston-based philanthropic organization with a focus on improving the lives of underprivileged people worldwide through health care service and advocacy."
"OpenMRS formed in 2004 as a open source medical record system framework for developing countries — a tide which rises all ships. OpenMRS is a multi-institution, nonprofit collaborative led by Regenstrief Institute, Inc. , a world-renowned leader in medical informatics research, and Partners In Health, a Boston-based philanthropic organization with a focus on improving the lives of underprivileged people worldwide through health care service and advocacy."
From openmrs.org
I heard about OpenMRS a few months ago, and got interested from the moment I checked out the nature of their work. It's a great thing to be able to use what I've learned to help those who need the most, and that's the main reason why I chose to get involved in an OpenMRS project.
Just a little something about myself... This is not my first SoC, I also participated last year, implementing some SVG filters support for Inkscape.org, which was a really great project to work on. SoC is an amazing initiative, especially for those not-so-familiar with Open Source development (as I was, until last year) for so many reasons... I especially enjoyed the amazing personal experience I got out of it, the community bonding that is created among the participants, all the new things you learn about the mentoring organization and the fact that I helped to build something that will be put in use by so many people (check out the Gaussian Blur applications on Inkscape 0.45).
For all this year's OpenMRS SoCcers (students, interns or whatever you'd like to call them:)), good luck for your projects, I'm sure you'll have a great time!
This introductory post explains the WHY, stay tuned for the WHAT and HOW of my project ;)
Just a little something about myself... This is not my first SoC, I also participated last year, implementing some SVG filters support for Inkscape.org, which was a really great project to work on. SoC is an amazing initiative, especially for those not-so-familiar with Open Source development (as I was, until last year) for so many reasons... I especially enjoyed the amazing personal experience I got out of it, the community bonding that is created among the participants, all the new things you learn about the mentoring organization and the fact that I helped to build something that will be put in use by so many people (check out the Gaussian Blur applications on Inkscape 0.45).
For all this year's OpenMRS SoCcers (students, interns or whatever you'd like to call them:)), good luck for your projects, I'm sure you'll have a great time!
This introductory post explains the WHY, stay tuned for the WHAT and HOW of my project ;)
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