Talk:Open Dental

FLOSS
I have replaced all references to "open source" with "FLOSS" throughout. To my knowledge, Open Dental is the only correct usage of the term FLOSS. Thus, this particular article is an important record in the body of Free Software/Open Source Software/Free-Libre-Open Source Software history and documentation. And in case anyone is unclear, I'm only partially kidding--I'm actually quite serious :-) Chitu (talk) 01:10, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

disagree with User:Longhair "not free software"
I consider this "free software" as in "free speech", the use of GNU General Public License is a widely used free software license. 98.195.185.125 21:09, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, it's dual licensed with the full function version available only under a commercial license. This isn't necessarily a knock against the project since there's no way around it with the ADA licensing, but it's still a fact of life. 68.189.243.35 (talk) 19:16, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

wikify
Although this article may need more work to be wikified, I do not believe it should be deleted. There are a lot of open source software products that are less notable, found on wikipedia. with some time this should improve 98.195.185.125 21:24, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Three years later and this article still needs heavy copy editing. It reads more like an advertorial cut-and-paste from the product's web site than a Wikipedia article.  I fixed some of the most glaring problems, but it requires more time than I have available to give to it. 68.189.243.35 (talk) 19:16, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Opendental IS NOT anymore supporting linux in any way.
The developers moved from opengl to directx, and as frequently stated by the developer in his forum, the linux support and ability to run under it was cut way far ago. As i speak, Opendental cannot run under any linux platform, not even recompiling the source code. This article should be corrected in many parts. As it is states false affirmations and uncorrect facts.
 * I've updated the article to match the current state of affairs. 68.189.243.35 (talk) 19:16, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

I think we should place a new section called "pricing" or something like that

IMHO, for newbies, the article is very misleading. The terms "free dental", "gnu public liscence" and "open source" may mislead someone into thinking that this is free software. Also the way the article is written looks like an advertisment. The inclusion of the pricing will make it more objective and indipendent

The trial version is free but it is limited to only 30 patients http://www.opendental.com/trial.html

The full version costs $149 a month for the first year then $99 a month http://www.opendental.com/order.html

Vmaldia (talk) 22:47, 13 November 2011 (UTC) The software is indeed free, you must compile the source code to run it, it takes only time and programming knowledge. The charge is for distribution of complied binary, which anyone could complile and sell. In fact, there are at least five companies that compile and sell it at different prices, so that is one reason why there would never be a pricing section. Vmaldia, for instance, could download and compile the source code and post compiled version for free. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.90.133.65 (talk) 23:04, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

POV tag added
The article reads much like an advertisement. Lots of PROs not many CONs. The tag should be removed when it reads more balanced. Also the point form list of features should be put in paragraph form.Dig Deeper (talk) 18:37, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Copyright
Text should not be copy-pasted from our website. It should be written in user's own words in paragraph form. If the issue comes up, I believe screenshots are ok, whether your own or copied from our website, because you can use Template:Free screenshot license under GPL. But, when doing so, it's important to avoid screenshots of copyrighted material such as lists of ADA codes, LOINC codes, etc. JordanSparks (talk) 17:34, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest
We have about 250 employees now. This is a notice to all those employees. You're generally not allowed to edit this page. See WP:COI. Leave the edits to our customers, etc. Yes, this page will always feel out of date. That's ok. JordanSparks (talk) 16:26, 17 February 2020 (UTC)