APLAWS is an Open Source Content Management System developed to assist UK local authorities deliver services online .
The APLAWS content management system. Its development was funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. It’s in use by loads of local councils. It runs on Linux. It’s based on Red Hat’s CMS. It’s entirely GPLed. It implements web standards for accessiblilty, navigation, and metadata.
Yay! Someone somewhere is getting it right. I was losing hope in our government, but they’ve just gone up the ladder quite a few notches. Well bloody done!