Comments on: DCSF’s new Drupal site http://puffbox.com/2008/12/01/dcsfs-new-drupal-site/ Simon Dickson blogs about online news, e-government and the New Politics. Some important people read it. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan http://puffbox.com/2008/12/01/dcsfs-new-drupal-site/#comment-1979 Dan Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:32:17 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=524#comment-1979 Does anyone know who built it? Does anyone know who built it?

]]> By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2008/12/01/dcsfs-new-drupal-site/#comment-1967 Simon Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:13:49 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=524#comment-1967 The trouble is, of course, that the money's been spent already. :( The trouble is, of course, that the money's been spent already. :(

]]> By: Andrew http://puffbox.com/2008/12/01/dcsfs-new-drupal-site/#comment-1966 Andrew Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:53:11 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=524#comment-1966 On the subject of Schoolsweb ... I'm still dumbstruck that it's nowhere in sight. The only news I ever see is that it's due "in six months" from whenever I'm looking or asking. Considering my work on the Standards Site was stopped back in 2005 because of the imminent launch of Schoolsweb, it's amazing that there's still no firm sight of it and yet the Standards Site carries on (I just wish they'd allow the Standards Site to grow in the meantime instead of being sadly mothballed.) But it WILL happen in some shape or form, I'm sure. If nothing else than for Transformational Government reasons (which means the current status quo can't last indefinitely.) My guess is that it will be a patchwork of different approaches and different technologies, some of them open source and collaborative like this one, others probably not so much and/or built on proprietary enterprise software, and they will be grouped under the Schoolsweb banner at the centre (although I really, really hope they find a better name for it. They've had long enough to think about the branding!) But in these cash-strapped times, I'm pretty certain that any wholesale migration onto Stellant or some such is long since consigned to history, which is good news. We don't need that sort of expenditure. On the subject of Schoolsweb ... I'm still dumbstruck that it's nowhere in sight. The only news I ever see is that it's due "in six months" from whenever I'm looking or asking. Considering my work on the Standards Site was stopped back in 2005 because of the imminent launch of Schoolsweb, it's amazing that there's still no firm sight of it and yet the Standards Site carries on (I just wish they'd allow the Standards Site to grow in the meantime instead of being sadly mothballed.)

But it WILL happen in some shape or form, I'm sure. If nothing else than for Transformational Government reasons (which means the current status quo can't last indefinitely.) My guess is that it will be a patchwork of different approaches and different technologies, some of them open source and collaborative like this one, others probably not so much and/or built on proprietary enterprise software, and they will be grouped under the Schoolsweb banner at the centre (although I really, really hope they find a better name for it. They've had long enough to think about the branding!)

But in these cash-strapped times, I'm pretty certain that any wholesale migration onto Stellant or some such is long since consigned to history, which is good news. We don't need that sort of expenditure.

]]> By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2008/12/01/dcsfs-new-drupal-site/#comment-1964 Simon Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:48:42 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=524#comment-1964 Certainly I've started adding all my WordPress-based stuff into Steph's catalogue. Of course, open source doesn't necessarily equal '2.0'; but the reality is, when all the 2.0 functionality is laid out in front of you, chances are you'll use it. Which is exactly how this site is what it is. Certainly I've started adding all my WordPress-based stuff into Steph's catalogue. Of course, open source doesn't necessarily equal '2.0'; but the reality is, when all the 2.0 functionality is laid out in front of you, chances are you'll use it. Which is exactly how this site is what it is.

]]> By: Neil Williams http://puffbox.com/2008/12/01/dcsfs-new-drupal-site/#comment-1962 Neil Williams Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:30:06 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=524#comment-1962 Fantastic to see another UK gov site launching on an extensible, flexible OSS platform rather than a big commercial CMS. So what's the tally now Simon? Perhaps we need a delicious powered case study list like Steph has made for social media stuff - or could add them to that with an OSCMS tag. Fantastic to see another UK gov site launching on an extensible, flexible OSS platform rather than a big commercial CMS.

So what's the tally now Simon? Perhaps we need a delicious powered case study list like Steph has made for social media stuff - or could add them to that with an OSCMS tag.

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