# HL-7 standards \[was Re: Open Source EHR at the Americal Academy of Family...

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**Created:** [21 August 2003 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/hl-7-standards-was-re-open-source-ehr-at-the-americal-academy-of-family/15759 "2003-08-21T09:34:50Z")
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### Author: ![hoptimis](https://discourse.openehr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@hoptimis](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/hoptimis)
#### Post date: [21 August 2003 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/hl-7-standards-was-re-open-source-ehr-at-the-americal-academy-of-family/15759/1 "2003-08-21T09:34:50Z")

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Two lessons from a long professional life:

1. Nothing is for free
2. At the end of the day , people understand that it is better to pay for a product or for a  
service.

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### Author: ![David\_Guest1](https://discourse.openehr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@David\_Guest1](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/David_Guest1)
#### Post date: [21 August 2003 11:03 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/hl-7-standards-was-re-open-source-ehr-at-the-americal-academy-of-family/15759/2 "2003-08-21T11:03:58Z")

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HOPTIMIS@aol.com wrote:

> Two lessons from a long professional life:
> 
> 1. Nothing is for free  
> 2. At the end of the day , people understand that it is better to pay for a product or for a  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;service.

I don't know Hoppy. We got the wisdom of your advice for free.

David