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WhiteHouse.gov Releases Open Source Code
schliz writes "The White House has released four custom modules for the Drupal content management system. The modules address scalability, communication, and accessibility for disabled users, and the release is expected to benefit both the Drupal community and the WhiteHouse.gov site as the code is reviewed and improved by the open source community." Reader ChiefMonkeyGrinder adds an opinion piece with a somewhat envious view from the UK: "Open source is treated as something akin to devil-worshipping in some parts of government. So, the idea that a major project in the government backyard would be based on something as basic as Drupal is pretty far-fetched. No, this side of the Atlantic would have involved a closed-tender process; a decision made [behind] closed doors based on proprietary software and we'd be completely in the dark about costs, about delays, and about functionality."
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Yeah. How'd that work out for them in World War II?
Don't even try that shit. First of all, nobodies grandchildren's grandchildren are even alive of anyone who was around in 1812 so nobody really knows what even happened. Contrast that with WWII. Personally, I think all French should be put to death as nazi sympathizers. You are all a disgrace to humanity.
That's the best you can come up with? The war of 1812? One general with a few hundred men surrendered and you are comparing that with the entire nation of France which, as a poster noted below, are pure nazi sympathizers surrendering wholesale with barely a shot fired. The French are pathetic and you very poignantly highlight this fact with your ridiculous comparison. You frog bastards disgust me. Fucking coward motherfuckers.
It would be hard to claim the french were the 'french' before the invasion of the (german) franks in 496, and have therefore known warfare at best for about one thousand years, not thousands. A more realistic date for the foundation would be at least 843.
And history suggests they pretty much suck at war, though they may have been brave, it's hard to imagine they were more brave than people who have been successful in war. France has been chronically conquered by others (including the franks!).
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