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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (8115)	12/28/2003 8:15:10 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10965

First Howard Dean, now Wes Clark imira.org Posted bynewjon on Friday, December 26 @ 23:09:32 EST Howard Dean will probably go down in history as one - of not the - first American politicians to use the internet as serious tool in his bid to become president. He's gone online via sites such as Meetup.com and Blog for America to raise money and to organize door-to-door volunteers, send emails to likely voters, and so on. And he's doing well at it. Really well. Which is interesting considering that before he'd ventured online, he was more than virtually unknown. Now another presidential hopeful - Wesley Clark - wants to do the same. And more. In contrast to Dean, Clark is already familiar to the American, and international, public. The ex-Supreme Allied Commander Europe and ex-Commander-in-Chief, US European Command, he's a CNN talking head who was often on the box during the war on Iraq. And his campaign looks to be more, well, geek-like than Dean's, complete with the Clark TechCorps - "a group of hands-on technology volunteers assisting the Clark for President campaign". Needless to say, Clark is still plugged into CNN big time, his volunteers comprise: A groundbreaking way for developers, software testers, and technical writers to develop open source software to run political campaigns A Web site - techcorps.net - that hosts mailing lists, source code repositories, and a bug tracking system And it would appear that unlike president George W. Bush, Clark is all for open source and his geek-site states: "The Clark TechCorps provides a framework for involving open source software developers in the Clark campaign. Through the collaborative development of open source code, developers design and implement critical Clark campaign infrastructure while extending the availability of open campaignware/electionware. "TechCorps provides a new way to involve developers and designers in the Clark Community: through open source development." Front and centre are Strike Teams, "groups of developers working together on specific projectsthat will help the campaign and foster the growth of the campaign community. The Teams are encouraged to come up with their own name, logo, and identity. Every Strike Team includes a project lead (who serves as the primary developer) and project coders. "A variety of Strike Teams already exist, created around the shared interest and specific technical expertise of TechCorps members. New members can elect to join any available team." But, the site adds, "Democracy cannot function without openness and transparency. Internet Democracy is no different. The Clark TechCorps represents a significant commitment to both these guiding principles. "The TechCorps community is also complemented by the Clark Community Network. The CCN currently provides a free system for blogging and is based on Scoop, an open source community system. The Clark TechCorps will be closely integrated into the CCN, allowing TechCorps members to exchange ideas and blog about their experiences and development." Looks interesting. Stay tuned.