'..Linux and open source software are in the position to lead that change. Think of all the other problems that could be solved by applying open source software to another field.''There's no good reason for medical technology to be this outdated. Consumers should have the same expectations for medical equipment that they do for mobile devices, he said. “We need a Moore’s Law for health care.”
Given its history of success and the large community surrounding it, Linux and open source software are in the position to lead that change. Think of all the other problems that could be solved by applying open source software to another field.
“What you do is setting the standard for how progress will happen in the 21st century,” Hinkle said.'
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