I'm on an email list for ward clerks, and there's been quite a bit of chatter about the following web site: http://wardmap.theballfamily.org/intro.asp
I don't know if it is open source but I bring it up because it appears to be a really cool application, but the same issues are being asked about on the list that were asked about on our list awhile ago. If one uses this website, confidential data is being passed to this website that is not affiliated with the church at all. The website probably belongs to someone well meaning who isn't storing the data for evil purposes, but there is no guarantee. Just curious if anyone knows if the church has any plans to make such an application for the church website. So far I've seen this same application in two different forms. Both have generated excitement. Both have also been cause for security concerns since they are not owned by the church. It would be nice if someone at the church would create such an application for the church website and then there wouldn't be any need for people writing their own. If it weren't against my beliefs, I would even be willing to bet that one or both of the authors of these apps would be willing to donate the code to the church. Jay
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