Religion (rĭ lĭj' en) n. A belief, cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotionA personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and devotion. I used to not be a big fan of the GPL. My impression...
Grief (grēf) n. Mental anguish or pain caused by loss or despairAnnoyance, difficulty, frustration, or trouble I was reviewing the big events of the last twelve months, and I was struck by what an incredible year...
Convergence (kon vûr jens) n.1. The coordinated turning inward to focus on an object at close range.2. The adaptive evolution of similar solutions, to challenges in unrelated industries, when subjected to similar market forces. I have been reading with interest...
health·care (helth kayr) n. 1. The prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions.Having discussed the values inherent in open source, it is interesting to overlap them with...
Saydobe (say dew bee) n.1. A colloquial southern California greeting2. The combination of several values inherent in open source.The open source movement has created a tremendous amount of value over the last decade. The creation of this value was a result of...
Values (val yoos) n.A principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable.Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered a powerful speech to the...
Irony (i·ron·ee) n.The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.Incongruity between what might be expected (say) and what actually occurs (do)I have read with "interest" Medsphere's most recent press release and the community's response to...
old school (ōld skūl) n.1. A class of people favoring traditional ideasI have recently been reviewing the Innovators Solution. I was interested to read about Dr. Christensen's concepts of commoditization within mature markets. There has been some initially rumblings about healthcare IT software entering into...
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