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Unsung, Unpaid Coders Behind Federal IT Dashboard
theodp writes "The Federal CIO got a standing ovation for the new Federal IT Dashboard. Federal contractors got the cash. But sneak a peek at the 'customcode' directory behind the Dashboard, and you'll see that some individuals also helped bring it to life with their free software. For starters, there's Timothy Groves' Auto Suggest (Creative Commons License), Alf Magne Kalleland's Ajax Tooltip and Dynamic List (GNU Lesser General Public License), and Gregory Wild-Smith's Simple AJAX Code-Kit (SACK) (modified X11 License)."
Looking at the Dashboard, I just see pretty charts and graphs with vague things like "Normal", "Needs Attention", and "Significant Concerns" with percentages.
I would like to see dollar figures and who is actually getting the money. For example, I want to be able to click on the red "Significant Concerns" and see exactly why that's the case.
My second point: if you F/OSS folks don't like your creations being used by folks and not getting credit or money, then you should put explicit terms in your license that state what exactly you demand. People are not mind readers and just throwing it out on the net with some sort of GPL license and expect folks to just give you money or credit isn't going to happen: you have to demand it. Whining about it on Slashdot doesn't count.
P.S. To whoever wrote this edit box script: you suck!
I'm sorry, but you must have confused me for someone who wanted to read your comment.
"Less tax payers money being wasted."
If you think that that means you'll pay less tax, then you're obviously not living on the same planet as the rest of us.
I hate printers.