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7:00pm, Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Presentations and General Organizational Meeting
Django is a Web application framework that "encourages rapid development" and adheres to "the DRY principle" ("Don't repeat yourself"). Django is written in Python and was first released as free software in 2005. Forest Bond will present Django's architecture and its utility in producing Web sites.
In 2007, the Vermont Department of Taxes released the source code to their streamlined sales tax software, the Gateway, under the Mozilla Public License. It was the first time a State of Vermont agency had released source code under an open-source license. Tom Cort will explain how it happened, why it was a great idea, how others in state government can share their source code, and how ordinary citizens can benefit and contribute. The mechanics of open sourcing a software project will be presented step-by-step as they pertain to state government. This will be followed by a short demonstration of the software.
Location
- Stone Environmental, Inc.
- 535 Stone Cutters Way
- Montpelier, Vermont 05602
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