Bug#742931: RFP: alaveteli -- free software to help citizens write Freedom of Information requests and automatically publish any responses
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
* Package name : alaveteli
Version : 0.17
Upstream Author : http://www.alaveteli.org/contact/
* URL : http://www.alaveteli.org/
* License : AGPL
Programming Lang: Ruby
Description : free software to help citizens write Freedom of Information
requests and automatically publish any responses
Alaveteli is free Social Email software
It’s a simple concept: citizens use Alaveteli to request information,
and the replies are recorded for all to see on the website.
The project’s initial focus is on making Freedom of Information requests,
although it can easily be altered for other purposes. Funded by
the Open Society Institute and the Hivos Foundation, in its first year
the project aims to support the launch of dozens of FOI websites around
the world.
Historic requests, along with any resulting correspondence, are archived
publicly online. This increases the availability of the requested information,
and encourages transparency. Therefore, Alaveteli acts both as a useful tool
for citizens, and as an advocacy tool for right-to-know campaigners.
Stable releases can be found on GitHub:
https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli/releases
Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaveteli
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Best wishes, Bob
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