An open source CMS is a perfect tool for a developer to start something that can benefit their local community in a variety of ways: exchanging information, supplementing the local newspaper, providing a forum for discussion, opportunities for employment, barter and volunteer work, as well as educational material – which can be developed locally, or syndicated from other sources, such as rgbgreen.org.
The basis of the green.org Sustainability Challenge is to suggest that open source software can provide a basis for a sustainable local Web site, where the open source software makes it less costly to develop and maintain a Web site – more sustainable than relying upon commercial software, or a proprietary company.
One benefit of using open source CMS is the large community of developers who are there to help you navigate the waters of open source CMS. There are a variety of resources to help in these areas, and new projects such as CMS EDU, where you can go on and ask questions.
The hope is that readers, whether technically inclined or no, will consider putting a team together to develop a Web site on an open source CMS such as Drupal or Joomla, on behalf of their local community. Readers are also invited to join the open source CMS community, by visiting and registering at drupal.org, joomla.org, or other sites.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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