The Drupal community is buzzing over the confirmation that the Obama Internet team has built the new Recovery.gov web site on the Drupal platform. This open-source CMS has built a reputation of innovation, stability and malleability that is unmatched. Drupal boasts thousands of modules for almost any type of digital presence, with a focus on personalization, community building and social tools.
Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of this implementation by the White House is the choice to use open source code. Security wonks have long been battling over the reliability of open source software, and many have retreated to the "comfort" Microsoft products because they "aren't free." Now, it's hard to argue that there aren't any case studies for Drupal where security is a priority.
Moreover, the Drupal community is driven by collaborative gain, a mirror of the Obama social message, as developers produce ever-advancing functionality and improvements for everyone's benefit.
Oh, and Beyonce is using Drupal, too.
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The Teamsters do everything in Drupal as well. It's quickly becoming the go-to platform for community organizing. Pretty cool stuff.
Posted on February 24, 2009 12:16
Drupalspotting is a fun game. There are literally hundreds of high profile cases reported every year. This site is a particularly nice feather in the Drupal cap for many of the reasons you point out.
Its nice to see the US Government back open source for high profile jobs. It will be really exciting if the US and Canada were to catch up to Brazil in Open Source adoption. We're six years behind. In technology that is several lifetimes/generations. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2003/11/61257
andre
Posted on February 25, 2009 08:36
In addition to beyonce, all of Sony BMG/Music artists will be using drupal as well as a couple of other oss apps (phpbb, mediawiki, wp). Worked their as a consultant on several drupal projects.
Posted on March 11, 2009 05:00