Common Look and Feel Discussion Site

Sorry for the previous attempt to invite you to the Drupal in Government showcase that is taking place at the Code Factory tomorrow afternoon. For those who didn't attempt to read through the HTML, here's a text version of the same message:

When: August 19, 2009 4:30 PM
Where:
The Code Factory
246 Queen St
Ottawa, ON K1P 5E4
613.321.3831

I've recently made some changes to the CLF 2.0 theme for drupal so that Dublin Core is supported in the theme.  Details of the modificaitons to the theme have been posted to our blog.  The specifications for Dublin Core came from the CLF 1.0 definitions and aren't clearly stated in the CLF 2.0 specifications.  However, after asking for clarification I got the following response:

"CLF 2.0 does not mention the metadata requirements (thought it can be found in the CLF 1.0-2.0 mapping). HOWEVER, Metadata MUST still be applied to GC websites, as per TBITS 39.1. The mandatory DC elements are: Title, Creator, Date (Created, and Modified as appropriate), Language and Subject. As per TBITS 39.2, controlled vocabularies must be used, and the Core Subject Thesaurus is the default source to use with the Subject element. Implementation Guidelines for practical details [is a useful guideline].

Wanted to encourage people to submit questions & vote on questions about the CLF 2.0 through Google's Moderator application.  I'm hoping that people will use this tool (as Obama's team has), to help flesh out questions about the Common Look and Feel and provide guidelines for things that haven't worked their way into the definition yet (like links to social networking sites).

Having a space to ask questions and get answers is going to be important as the CLF continues to evolve.

For those in the theming world, Common Look and Feel for the Internet 2.0 (aka CLF) is the source of many hours of CSS tinkering and artistic compromise but necessary if you want to make a Government of Canada compliant website

The context of CLF is noble: