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The article mentions that they heavily relied on open source software. Ever developer that contributes to open source enabled their success directly or indirect

The article mentions that they heavily relied on open source software. Ever developer that contributes to open source enabled their success directly or indirectly. It's worth pondering.

phonon 11y ago
(Mostly) Python baby! OpenERP and Dedupe, along with OpenBR and OpenCV. http://idtlabs.sl/how-open-source-software-helped-end-ebola-in-sierra-leone-and-what-this-can-mean-for-west-africa/ http://idtlabs.sl/how-open-source-software-helped-end-ebola-... http://idtlabs.sl/idt-labs-providing-tech-solutions-for-ebola-response/ http://idtlabs.sl/idt-labs-providing-tech-solutions-for-ebol...
- 1stop 11y ago
  Python is in turn built on C, and likely a bunch of GNU stuff...
- icebraining 11y ago
  For people looking for it, OpenERP is now called Odoo: https://www.odoo.com/ https://www.odoo.com/ We've been doing projects based on it for the past few years, and it's pretty good as a platform, despite a few shortcomings. But the best part is using PostgreSQL as the data store!
  - TeMPOraL 11y ago
    Is there any good introduction to using / working with it? I tried to check it out once, a year or two ago, and I couldn't figure out how to bite it.
    - icebraining 11y ago
      If you just want to try it out, I recommend the online demo[1], plus the official user documentation[2]. If you want to develop modules on top of it, there's technical documentation[3], which also explains how to install it locally. A tip: visit the Settings menu, and then on the Implementation widget, you have a few step-by-step wizards for setting up the database. There also two PacktPub books, one for functional learning[4], and another for development[5], but although the latter was written by a colleague, I've never read either, as they came too late :) [1] https://demo.odoo.com/ https://demo.odoo.com/ [2] https://www.odoo.com/documentation/user/9.0/ https://www.odoo.com/documentation/user/9.0/ [3] https://www.odoo.com/documentation/9.0/index.html https://www.odoo.com/documentation/9.0/index.html [4] https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/working-odoo https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/... [5] https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/odoo-development-essentials https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/...
      - TeMPOraL 11y ago
        Thanks a lot! I'll check it out again!
        icebraining 11y ago
        No problem. Feel free to email me at hn@andreparames.com if you have any questions or problems, I can't say I have all the answers, but I might be able to help :)

The article mentions that they heavily relied on open source software. Ever developer that contributes to open source enabled their success directly or indirectly. It's worth pondering.

phonon 11y ago

(Mostly) Python baby! OpenERP and Dedupe, along with OpenBR and OpenCV. http://idtlabs.sl/how-open-source-software-helped-end-ebola-in-sierra-leone-and-what-this-can-mean-for-west-africa/ http://idtlabs.sl/how-open-source-software-helped-end-ebola-... http://idtlabs.sl/idt-labs-providing-tech-solutions-for-ebola-response/ http://idtlabs.sl/idt-labs-providing-tech-solutions-for-ebol...

1stop 11y ago
Python is in turn built on C, and likely a bunch of GNU stuff...
icebraining 11y ago
For people looking for it, OpenERP is now called Odoo: https://www.odoo.com/ https://www.odoo.com/ We've been doing projects based on it for the past few years, and it's pretty good as a platform, despite a few shortcomings. But the best part is using PostgreSQL as the data store!
- TeMPOraL 11y ago
  Is there any good introduction to using / working with it? I tried to check it out once, a year or two ago, and I couldn't figure out how to bite it.
  - icebraining 11y ago
    If you just want to try it out, I recommend the online demo[1], plus the official user documentation[2]. If you want to develop modules on top of it, there's technical documentation[3], which also explains how to install it locally. A tip: visit the Settings menu, and then on the Implementation widget, you have a few step-by-step wizards for setting up the database. There also two PacktPub books, one for functional learning[4], and another for development[5], but although the latter was written by a colleague, I've never read either, as they came too late :) [1] https://demo.odoo.com/ https://demo.odoo.com/ [2] https://www.odoo.com/documentation/user/9.0/ https://www.odoo.com/documentation/user/9.0/ [3] https://www.odoo.com/documentation/9.0/index.html https://www.odoo.com/documentation/9.0/index.html [4] https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/working-odoo https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/... [5] https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/odoo-development-essentials https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/...
    - TeMPOraL 11y ago
      Thanks a lot! I'll check it out again!
      - icebraining 11y ago
        No problem. Feel free to email me at hn@andreparames.com if you have any questions or problems, I can't say I have all the answers, but I might be able to help :)