US Federal Drupalers
Recently, I started a google group for US federal, state and local employees to share our Drupal related successes and failures.
We've grown to about 30 folks now, but I feel as if there are more out there, you know, in the ether.
So, here I am, hat in hand to ask for all of you to help me out.
If you know US government employees (Federal, State or local government employees) who do Drupally sorts of things, can you ask them to drop me a line at kirsten.burgard2 (at) va.gov I'd love to add a few new voices to our tiny little chorus.
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US patent reform and open source: Who is the best candidate for the OS community?
My friend whurley has launched an online poll to bring open source to the attention of politicians -- specifically, the presidential candidates. He, like many of us, is troubled by the recent calls for patent reform put forth by larger companies that may wind up blocking innovation and threatening open source-oriented companies and contractors.
You can view the poll here and vote for which candidate you believe is best for the open source community. (Don't worry: "None of them" is an option!)
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