Find out whether there is there a cure for cancer and whether it applies to yourself or someone you know suffering from that disease.
ALSO STILL: With open source against cancer
The open source idea might in future also cure diseases. Many eyes are also more defects or diseases.
This neighborhood refueling, an Italian artist, in which a brain tumor was diagnosed. He wanted to show the shots acquaintance introduced, while, however, that can be viewed only through a proprietary format in a special program.
Then he cracked the files and this has now posted on the Internet. "Now I can share the data with three doctors," said Salvatore Iaconesi.
But the footage of his cancer is sufficient to show not just more doctors Iaconesi. He wants to 'cure', so healing in the broadest sense: "Take gives the information about my disease, and if you want to give me a cure. Make a video, a piece of art, a map, a text, a poem, or find a solution to my health problem. "Thus, not only physicians and radiologists invited to contact Iaconesis to data apart.
The suggestions, tips and well wishes that Iaconesi get it published in addition to the data about his illness on his web page. Since then, nearly 100 posts are to be seen. And so the project "La Cura", the cure, not only an unusual but encouraging way to deal with his disease, but at the same time, the attempt is to establish open standards in medical technology. For of the three doctors who contacted Iaconesi, had already considered two recordings and explained their point of view.
Iaconesis approach is maybe a little to compare with Sam Muirhead, who has set itself for a whole year to live with open source products.
The English version of this video is unfortunately closed in Germany.
