Thank you for your concern. While we are disappointed the OpenEMR community is unwilling to collaborate with us and others in the health IT space in the spirit of innovation and open source, we are meanwhile heartened by the positive response by the OpenMRS community toward working together. That said, we shall continue to extend our offer to collaborate should you wish to reconsider your position.
For the record, here is last week’s response from our legal team to your letter:
Hi, Brady.
We appreciate you reaching out to Conservancy; we take any such feedback extremely seriously. We’ve re-reviewed the announcement in conjunction with leaders of the LibreHealth community. After looking at it closely, we’re confident that the announcement works as-is. It is factually accurate, and in no way states that OpenEMR or OEMR endorses or is officially involved with LibreHealth; nor does it suggest that the LibreHealth community members mentioned are speaking on behalf of OEMR or OpenEMR.
That said, at LibreHealth’s request, we’ve edited the announcement title and lede to further clarify LibreHealth’s origin. In parallel, I’ve also been told that LibreHealth already planned to publish content on their website next week that will elaborate on the project’s history, scope, and ambitions; I’m sure this content will further distinguish LibreHealth from OpenEMR.
This should resolve the matter. Thanks again for contacting us.
Tony Sebro General Counsel Software Freedom Conservancy