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Links - PHP Content Management Systems
Oct 14 2009: What's going on ! Yet another good small CMS emerges from the pack. Added phpSQLiteCMS.
Oct 10 2009: added Zikula CMS framework.
Oct 9 2009: added XMLNuke, XML CMS framework.
Oct 4 2009: discovered gpEasy CMS.
Links - Business Rules Management
Oct 8 2009: I've neglected the subject but there seems to be growing interest in business rules management.
James Taylor wrote an short article about business rule management ( BRM ) a few days ago, Business Rules Management – the misunderstood partner to process.
Links - Software Patents
Oct 5 2009: Red Hat Asks Supreme Court To Nix Software Patents. The range of comments is also interesting.
Speaking of Jobs ...
... the job-search-engine.com job site for Business Rule Engine Architects.
Not all are statutory H1B postings, some are definitely non-H1B agencies. Others say explicitly that they offer no HB1 sponsorships, perhaps because they already have their own H1Bs lined up for the contract ? It's possible.
Links - PHP Wikis and Knowledge Wikis
Oct 4 2009: Add Wikyblog. Updated WikkaWiki with info about burgeoning project for phpMtEdit package
Updated Jan 25 2009: added Kisimi and DokuWiki
There are several small, fast and powerful open source wikis that can be used as a full-featured CMS to for building small web sites and are fairly easy to extend and customize.
What to Do About the H1B Program
Sept 17 2009: a work in progress
The Spirit of 1776"If America so much as considers making a stocking or a horseshoe nail, she shall feel the full weight of British might." - Lord Chatham, 1766
As I see it, the major obstacle to ending the damage wrought on Americans by the H1B program is Americans themselves, especially the estimated 500,000 American techies who have been displaced. Frankly, I'm not sure why.
The Lynchpin in the H1B Process - Labor Condition Applications ( LCA )
Sept 14 2009:
In some ways, the heavy attention paid to H1B visas misses the most critical element in the process of replacing expensive Americans with cheap foreign workers, that is the Labor Condition Application.
What are LCAs ?A very good summary of FAQs about Labor Condition Applications at visalaw.com.
FAQS about the H1B Program
Sept 14 2009: created
Oct 2 2009: See latest H1B news on Digg.
What is the H1B Program ?A good, no-nonsense description of the often-bewildering H1B program at Wisegeek, with some small clarifications and edits. Note that the description is cast from the H1B employer perspective.
