I guess it’s OK. I mean, I expect the internal healthcare message system of an entire nation will be NOT federated with any external server. I think they (imho reasonably) don’t need and don’t want any kind of external federation. This is a good thing anyway, they are dropping proprietary and centralized protocols to something further controllable and completely modifiable. A fork where expected, of course, according to internal needs; imho the only thing that’s important is staying FLOSS
The problem with this approach is that for their internal users it will be “just another messenger”, and when a new government comes along they might just decide to switch to MS Teams etc. (after some concentrated lobbying effort).
Furthermore by opting for a silo like that, it will have no effect on other government departments or the general use by doctors for their professional communication maybe even with patients.
If they had opted for an open federation approach, then various synergetic effects would have cumulated over time and thus made sure that they would be invested in an open solution and not just switch away again after Microsoft promises some freebies.
I guess it’s OK. I mean, I expect the internal healthcare message system of an entire nation will be NOT federated with any external server. I think they (imho reasonably) don’t need and don’t want any kind of external federation. This is a good thing anyway, they are dropping proprietary and centralized protocols to something further controllable and completely modifiable. A fork where expected, of course, according to internal needs; imho the only thing that’s important is staying FLOSS
yes and no…
The problem with this approach is that for their internal users it will be “just another messenger”, and when a new government comes along they might just decide to switch to MS Teams etc. (after some concentrated lobbying effort).
Furthermore by opting for a silo like that, it will have no effect on other government departments or the general use by doctors for their professional communication maybe even with patients.
If they had opted for an open federation approach, then various synergetic effects would have cumulated over time and thus made sure that they would be invested in an open solution and not just switch away again after Microsoft promises some freebies.