Here’s a great example of how Open Source software can be leveraged, even in the health care field, to provide a quality product. This breast ultrasound device uses a modified version of Ubuntu to provide an interface for the user. The team even sent an email to the development team to thank them for their work – nice touch (and great advertising – I immediately went to the career section of their website).
My question now is did they choose to release any modifications or enhancements they’ve written back into the community? Taking is only part of the equation (the easiest part, but still only part of it).