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FCC.gov: A Modern Open Platform

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-well-they-used-drupal-then dept.

An anonymous reader writes "FCC.gov just launched a public beta which aims to take the agency into the future. The $1.35 million site follows the WhiteHouse.gov lead to Drupal. Agency director Steven Van Roekel spoke with O'Reilly about the agency's push for an open platform: 'It's not breakthrough stuff, but it's breakthrough for government.'"

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  1. Federal COMMUNISM Commission... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A brand new site would have been a golden opportunity to lock themselves into some sort of proprietary solution developed by an incompetent but well connected contractor, complete with an endless upgrade treadmill of licensing fees and restrictions.

    Instead, they go with Drupal. Why does the FCC hate business so much?

    1. Re:Federal COMMUNISM Commission... by LordStormes · · Score: 4, Funny

      VOTE REPUBLICAN AND SAVE AMERICA!

      That's a two-step plan. First, vote Republican. Then, save America from them.

  2. Re:Why Drupal? by cultiv8 · · Score: 4, Informative

    You may want to checkout installation profiles, this might be a good fit for you.

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    sysadmins and parents of newborns get the same amount of sleep.