White House choose Drupal open source code

The administration (content management) of the White House’s website will be switched to an open-source code meaning the programming language is written in public view in other words the code is available for public use and able for people to edit. The content management system (CMS) the White House has chosen is Drupal.

The change to Drupal is expected to make the White House site more secure because there are thousands of developers that can develop solutions as the code is widely available as opposed to a closed system where only a handful of individuals have the knowledge to plug holes as they appear.

“Security is fundamentally built into the development process because the community is made up of people from all across the world, and they look at the source code from the very start of the process until it’s deployed and after,” said Terri Molini of Open Source for America, an interest group that has pushed for more such programs.

Apart from having thousands of disparate programmers working on the code is also a cheaper option as you are not stuck with a handful of programmers 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.

So if it’s good enough for the White House it must be good enough for you. LeServe Agency has developed extensive experience developing with open source CMS including Drupal. Drop us a line if you want us to discuss your website plans.