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City's Web site redesign might go open-source
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| Austin open-source software advocate William Hurley thinks he has the
| solution to the impasse over the redesign of the city's Web site.
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| In March, the City Council was slated to decide whether to pay Santa Clara,
| Calif.-based Cignex Technologies $704,088 to redesign the site. But word of
| the impending contract riled bloggers and Twitter users who were outraged
| that the city might send Web business to California.
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http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/technology/05/18/0518cityweb.html
Days ago:
Vancouver enters the age of the open city
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| BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Vancouver endorses the principles of:
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| * Open and Accessible Data - the City of Vancouver will freely share with
| citizens, businesses and other jurisdictions the greatest amount of data
| possible while respecting privacy and security concerns;
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| * Open Standards - the City of Vancouver will move as quickly as possible to
| adopt prevailing open standards for data, documents, maps, and other formats
| of media;
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| * Open Source Software - the City of Vancouver, when replacing existing
| software or considering new applications, will place open source software on
| an equal footing with commercial systems during procurement cycles; and
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http://eaves.ca/2009/05/14/vancouver-enters-the-age-of-the-open-city/
City of Vancouver set to back open source, open standards, open data
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| Mayor Gregor Robertson and Coun. Andrea Reimer want the City of Vancouver to
| support open-source software and open standards.
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http://www.straight.com/article-220944/city-vancouver-set-back-open-source-open-standards-open-data
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