Open source CMS projects like WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla! provide web publishing tools that give users the freedom to modify the system and own their data in ways that proprietary systems don’t offer. BC Gurus, a consultancy specializing in Adobe’s Business Catalyst (a hosted turnkey web publishing product), “took aim” at Open Source CMS’s, kicking off a proposed series of articles with a video showing two BC Gurus people at a firing range, using WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla! logos as targets. The communities for these projects were, understandably, not happy about it. Continue reading →