Andreas - I watched the video on the project to package OpenVISTA - very interesting. Did you guys ever actually get it packaged so that it could be distributed? I am ready when you are. I think a few house keeping items would be:
1) Whom do I contact for permission/access to the git repository that you'll be using so that I can checkout your template files and start working.
2) I wanted to start with the latest release of the software 4.1.2 release 5 or do you recommend starting on an older release and working up to the latest?
3) Do I need to create a packaging environment that matches any particular version of Debian before I start? I am running Ubuntu 14.04 but can create a VM with Vagrant or just VirtualBox so that I can have a clean install to work with.
4) Since OpenEMR is really just a bunch of PHP scripts is there really anything to "build" or is really just shuffling around directories to make it fit into the Debian Way of doing things or does dpkg expect to find a makefile or some kind.
I see that I have a lot of reading/learning to do. I will start by reading the Debian Med Policy handbook and downloading the Debian Policy paper as well.
Thanks with any info / help you can provide. Hope you had a wonderful time on your vacation. Maybe if there's another Debian Med conference sometime in the future I can join in - would be fun.