That's so succinct i'm forwarding that to my MP. On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:51 -0500, "Steven Clift" <[email protected]> wrote: > My take on weakness of most (not all) previous UK government funded > e-democracy-related software project was calling things open source > and releasing or not quite releasing stand-alone code with no > development community or company/org dedicated to supporting the > software over the long-run. > > If I controlled the purse strings, I'd require a justification for not > using/leveraging existing open source CMS platforms that have a > demonstrated base. Or better yet, fund the creation of > modules/plug-ins for a few CMSes based on a publicly crafted > specification that also encourages those who host proprietary content > systems for government to competitively add similar, perhaps > interoperable/aggregatable features. > > Steven Clift > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
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