Open Source Initiative

Published by pris54 (Admin) |OSI| 05 Jul, 2009

Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in.

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open-source community. (...)

The Web Standards Project

Published by pris54 (Admin) |Web Standards Project| 15 May, 2009

The Web Standards Project is a grass roots coalition fighting for standards which ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all.

Founded in 1998, The Web Standards Project (WaSP) fights for standards that reduce the cost and complexity of development while increasing the accessibility and long-term viability of any site published on the Web. We work with browser companies, authoring tool makers, and our peers to deliver the true power of standards to this medium.

(...) WaSP: Fighting for Standards

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), along with other groups and standards bodies, has established technologies for creating and interpreting web-based content. These technologies, which we call %u201Cweb standards,%u201D are carefully designed to deliver the greatest benefits to the greatest number of web users while ensuring the long-term viability of any document published on the Web.

Drupal - Open Source CMS

Published by pris54 (Admin) |drupal.org| 10 Mar, 2009

Regardless my personal opinion about it, Drupal has become one of the most (if not the most) popular CMS (Content Management Systems) around.

There are dozens of CMS, visit cmsmatrix.org for a comprehensive list and comparison tool.

From the official Drupal website:

Drupal is a free software package that allows an individual or a community of users to easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website. Tens of thousands of people and organizations are using Drupal to power scores of different web sites, including: community web portals, discussion sites, corporate web sites, intranet applications, personal web sites or blogs, aficionado sites, e-commerce applications, resource directories, social networking sites and more.