White House adopts Open Source

This is a Eureka moment for Open Source advocates like me. The White House official website http://www.whitehouse.gov has moved to an Open Source Content Management System (CMS) . This should be proof enough that Open Source software is making great inroads despite all the doubting Thomas(es). They have adopted the Open Source and free 'Drupal' CMS. Incidently, this is the same CMS I have also adopted/using for my Cyber Real estate which is still under construction at http://www.gantayet.in

Did the White House take a clue from me??? :-) Obiviously not as millions of users are using Drupal for their web-sites, and a good product will always gets its rightful recognition in the course of time!!

Quoting for the reports on the White House website found here:-

"WhiteHouse.gov has gone Drupal. After months of planning, says an Obama Administration source, the White House has ditched the proprietary content management system that had been in place since the days of the Bush Administration in favor of the latest version of the open-source Drupal software. Dries Buytaert reflected on this, adding: 'this is a clear sign that governments realize that Open Source does not pose additional risks compared to proprietary software, and furthermore, that by moving away from proprietary software, they are not being locked into a particular technology, and that they can benefit from the innovation that is the result of thousands of developers collaborating on Drupal.'"

Hope the Indian Government and Govt. Organisation take a clue from Obama :-)

And from what my sources tell me, the Obama administrations is actively considering another Open Source candidate for active use - the Google Chrome Operating System - in the near future!! Watch this space!!