Les Jones

Obama’s biggest blunder - Drupal?

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 | Blogging |

Slate - Message Error - Why running the White House Web site on Drupal is a political disaster waiting to happen:

As a cautionary tale, the WhiteHouse.gov administrators might look to Recovery.gov, which is devoted to tracking stimulus spending. The site originally used Drupal but soon hired a private contractor—at a reported cost of $18 million—to rework the site. Perhaps the White House site’s administrators have learned from their colleagues’ mistakes.

But I can’t help but think the new software represents the triumph of hope over experience. Drupal looks great in theory: It’s a powerful way to govern a Web site that is born out of the collective efforts of the community. In practice, it tends to be a bit of a mess. Does that sound like any particular form of government to you?

1 Comment to Obama’s biggest blunder - Drupal?

dave
October 29, 2009

Well I wouldn’t say “biggest”. LOL.

Good post.
dave´s last blog ..lightning storm

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