Recovery.gov built by Drupal
February 19th, 2009
Another thing I posted to my law class’s discussion forum:
I Have just been discussion crazy over the last couple days. Anyway, TechPresident.com has an interesting article about the implications of the Obama administration using a free, open-source content management system, Drupal, to build Recovery.gov. Of course, they are probably reading too much into but they discuss four implications:
1) Goes against the government standard of using proprietary software
2) Bolsters the credibility of open-source software as stable and reliable
3) Drupal’s underlying philosophy matches the Obama administration’s push for community building
4) Extends the White House’s web development from beyond just the new media consultant firm Blue States Digital