Slashdot Mirror


Free Software for Politics

kevin lyda writes "The Howard Dean campaign is releasing software for web-based communities under the GNU GPL. The project apparently is based on drupal. See here for more info, and here for the software. Regardless if you're for Dean, against Dean, or you're not an American, it's great to see an American politician on the national level using and promoting free software. I wonder if RMS thought he'd see a U.S. presidential candidate releasing stuff under the GPL when he founded GNU 20 years ago!"

11 of 554 comments (clear)

  1. Wow, look at this! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Unleash your inner geek!

    just bored, i know this has been posted before a long time ago.

    Wow, every post below this really bores me. :(

  2. Old Joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hehehe, reminds me of an old joke:

    What do michael and dean have in common?

    They are both cock-gobbling faggots!

  3. error by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, adfu-admin@sf.vasoftware.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

  4. and meanwhile... by devphaeton · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We're talking about web-software, and the advertisement is:

    Internal Server Error
    The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

    Please contact the server administrator, adfu-admin@sf.vasoftware.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

    More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

    Apache/1.3.27 Server at sc8-adfu-image1.osdn.com Port 80

    --


    do() || do_not(); // try();
    1. Re:and meanwhile... by stevesliva · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      What are you talking about?

      Naming a post "and meanwhile" just begs to be moderated offtopic, espeially when I have no idea what you're refering to.

      --
      Who do you get to be an expert to tell you something's not obvious? The least insightful person you can find? -J Roberts
  5. w00t! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    *_g_o_a_t_s_e_x_*_g_o_a_t_s_e_x_*_g_o_a_t_s_e_x_*_
    g_______________________________________________g_ _
    o_/_____\_____________\____________/____\_______o_ _
    a|_______|_____________\__________|______|______a_ _
    t|_______`._____________|_________|_______:_____t_ _
    s`________|_____________|________\|_______|_____s_ _
    e_\_______|_/_______/__\\\___--___\\_______:____e_ _
    x__\______\/____--~~__________~--__|_\_____|____x_ _
    *___\______\_-~____________________~-_\____|____*_ _
    g____\______\_________.--------.______\|___|____g_ _
    o______\_____\______//_________(_(__>__\___|____o_ _
    a_______\___.__C____)_________(_(____>__|__/____a_ _
    t_______/\_|___C_____)/_VOTE_\_(_____>__|_/_____t_ _
    s______/_/\|___C_____)__DEAN_|__(___>___/__\____s_ _
    e_____|___(____C_____)\BITCHES__//__/_/_____\___e_ _
    x_____|____\__|_____\\_________//_(__/_______|__x_ _
    *____|_\____\____)___`----___--'_____________|__*_ _
    g____|__\______________\_______/____________/_|_g_ _
    o___|______________/____|_____|__\____________|_o_ _
    a___|_____________|____/_______\__\___________|_a_ _
    t___|__________/_/____|_________|__\___________|t_ _
    s___|_________/_/______\__/\___/____|__________|s_ _
    e__|_________/_/________|____|_______|_________|e_ _
    x__|__________|_________|____|_______|_________|x_ _
    *_g_o_a_t_s_e_x_*_g_o_a_t_s_e_x_*_g_o_a_t_s_e_x_*_


    Important Stuff: Please try to keep posts on topic. Try to reply to other people's comments instead of starting new threads. Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said. Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about. Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated. (You can read everything, even moderated posts, by adjusting your threshold on the User Preferences Page) If you want replies to your comments sent to you, consider logging in or creating an account.

    Important Stuff: Please try to keep posts on topic. Try to reply to other people's comments instead of starting new threads. Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said. Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about. Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated. (You can read everything, even moderated posts, by adjusting your threshold on the User Preferences Page) If you want replies to your comments sent to you, consider logging in or creating an account.

    Important Stuff: Please try to keep posts on topic. Try to reply to other people's comments instead of starting new threads. Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said. Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about. Offtopic, Inflammatory, Inappropriate, Illegal, or Offensive comments might be moderated. (You can read everything, even moderated posts, by adjusting your threshold on the User Preferences Page) If you want replies to your comments sent to you, consider logging in or creating an account.

  6. please spam me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this is a test isaac@testbox.homeunix.net thanks

  7. too much makeup... [OT] by molo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is pretty off-topic, since it has nothing to do with the GPL or anything.. but has anyone else noticed that Dean is using too much makeup during his on-camera appearances? He looks much more plastic than the other candidates at the debates.. and just ends up looking out-of-place.

    I'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed this.. or am I just a crazy person?

    -molo

    --
    Using your sig line to advertise for friends is lame.
  8. MIchael Sim's Poetry Time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Michael Sims, a confused man, rhymes about his life


    Oh I love to slap the ass of a whore
    it's just something i truely adore

    the story begins with a slashdot virgin
    overcome with a tremendous urgin

    it's hard to get a fuck when you're covered in pimples
    not to mention 3 big dimples

    it was time to concoct a scheme to get laid
    possibly if she were paid

    perhaps a chloroform rag would do the trick
    then she wouldn't see the size of my dick

    but woe is me
    for I work for free

    the free software business yields no money
    maybe stallman was wrong because he looks quite funny

    in the end i got my hooker
    but she was no looker

    a rendezvous in a truckstop bathroom
    her saggy pussy looked like a broom

    in the end it was all luck
    that I only got herpes from that dirty fuck

  9. payper liesense corepirate nazi capture/detention, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    rumoured to be imminent.

    that's right. there'll be no more need for more&more phonIE ?pr? ?firm? scriptdead 'reports' on how we're doing.

    consult with/trust in yOUR creator. vote with yOUR wallet. more breathing. seek others of non-aggressive/positive intentions/behaviours. that's the spirit, moving you.

    for each of the creator's innocents harmed, there is a badtoll that must/will be repaid by you/US. the walking dead execrable perpetrators will not be available to make reparations.

    as always, lookout bullow. the pateNTdead eyecon0meter kode base hasn't been used up yet.

  10. Dean gets "A" from NRA by dogfart · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    OT, but Dean received an "A" rating from the NRA while governor.

    Those concerned with SECOND amendment rights should pay heed. I's also nice to see a candidate of either party buck the general party line on an issue.

    See http://gunownersfordean.blogspot.com/

    --

    "dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope"