Whitehouse.gov goes open source!

A programming overhaul of the White House’s website has set the tech world abuzz. The online-savvy administration on Saturday switched to open-source code for www.whitehouse.gov — meaning the programming language is written in public view, available for public use and able for people to edit.

Under the open-source model, thousands of people pick it apart simultaneously and increase security. It gives programmers around the world a chance to offer upgrades, additions or tweaks to existing programs that the White House could — or could not — include in daily updates.

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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-10-26-white-house-open-source_N.htm?csp=34