Palamedes
Jan 11, 2008, 10:54 PM
A few minutes ago, I googled for some technical information on portals and to my surprise I saw this:
http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/web/guest/downloads/samples
http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/web/guest/downloads
http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/web/guest
Notice the www.lagosstate.gov.ng: It is the Lagos State Government (LSG) website. At first, I thought, I was having delusion--having been working for 12 hours on my PC, but I looked closer and was sure it was not me.
The aforementioned website belongs to “Liferay”, an "open source" software organization --famous for its “Liferay Portal” . My question is, what is it doing on the LSG website. This is not just a link to the Liferay (outdated) website; it is obvious that someone (perhaps handling the LSG website) has taken the trouble to steal another organization's website and make it part of the LSG website or as if some kind of partnership exist between Liferay and the LSG.
Whoever is fooling around should first read the Liferay copyright notice. Liferay is a genuine organization and would gain nothing from hijacking the LSG website—as would be the case with Internet criminals.
If you are reading this and knows any top official in the LSG, tell them to remove the Liferay website from the LSG website before they hear from Liferay's lawyers.
http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/web/guest/downloads/samples
http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/web/guest/downloads
http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/web/guest
Notice the www.lagosstate.gov.ng: It is the Lagos State Government (LSG) website. At first, I thought, I was having delusion--having been working for 12 hours on my PC, but I looked closer and was sure it was not me.
The aforementioned website belongs to “Liferay”, an "open source" software organization --famous for its “Liferay Portal” . My question is, what is it doing on the LSG website. This is not just a link to the Liferay (outdated) website; it is obvious that someone (perhaps handling the LSG website) has taken the trouble to steal another organization's website and make it part of the LSG website or as if some kind of partnership exist between Liferay and the LSG.
Whoever is fooling around should first read the Liferay copyright notice. Liferay is a genuine organization and would gain nothing from hijacking the LSG website—as would be the case with Internet criminals.
If you are reading this and knows any top official in the LSG, tell them to remove the Liferay website from the LSG website before they hear from Liferay's lawyers.