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Subject : Re: LUG: opensource.ncsu.edu

From : Daniel Marcus <danielm.nc@gmail.[redacted]>

Date : Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:18:21 -0500

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Is it really acceptable to say "iTrust is a good example because there exists worse code?" I think it is a terrible way to represent NCSU.

On Feb 17, 2011 2:41 PM, "Andrew Austin" < adausti2@ncsu.[redacted] > wrote:
> iTrust is not currently used to store any real medical record systems,
> as suspected. However, it is used in both education and research,
> including outside of Dr. Williams research group. If you're willing to
> submit a patch, I suspect they would include it for future CSC326
> classes. I don't know if it was mentioned already, but iTrust is
> available from sourceforge at http://sourceforge.net/projects/itrust/
> and student work is included in the release at the conclusion of every
> semester.
>
> If you think iTrust code is bad, you should take a look at some of
> applications people are actually using to store medical records in.
>
> Andrew
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Brian Cottingham < spiffytech@gmail.[redacted] > wrote:
>> I don't think it's worth posting a page for iTrust unless we agreed to a
>> concerted effort to rewrite it to not be horrendous, soul-crushing code,
>> with some assurance that our efforts would make it into CSC 326.
>>
>> -Brian
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:54 PM, Edward Anderson < nilbus@nilbus.[redacted] > wrote:
>>>
>>> There are two OSS projects that I know of here on campus: Expertiza and
>>> iTrust.
>>>
>>> I work on Expertiza, and it actually has a few outside contributors
>>> and several classes of users at other universities. I'd be willing to
>>> set up a page for that.
>>>
>>> As for iTrust, it's an open source project that has a page on
>>> sourceforge. I don't imagine that anyone outside of the CSC 326 class
>>> would use it or work on it. Lots of people on this list have taken
>>> that class - what do you think? Is it worth setting up a page for it
>>> on the NCSU OSS center?
>>>
>>> Edward
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, October 26, 2010, Jack Neely < jjneely@ncsu.[redacted] > wrote:
>>> > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 02:59:17PM -0400, Edward Anderson wrote:
>>> >> Sounds like a great idea. Having an OSS hub will be a great way for
>>> >> students
>>> >> who want to contribute to a local project to find something interesting
>>> >> to
>>> >> contribute to and gain experience on. For whatever it's worth, it'll be
>>> >> a
>>> >> good way for NC State people to show off our OSS contributions too.
>>> >>
>>> >> So that's my idea... is that the same purpose you were thinking of
>>> >> using
>>> >> this site for?
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > Yes.  You've nailed it.
>>> >
>>> > Jack
>>> >
>>> > --
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>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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> Andrew Austin
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>

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