GoDaddy Supports Simple Machines
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (March 22, 2007) - GoDaddy.com is giving back to the Internet community by supporting open source applications with cash donations of $10,000 each. Joomla, a Content Management System and Simple Machines Forum, an online community forum, received the donations from GoDaddy.com to assist in further development of their applications. Simple Machines Forum is an open source project launched by Lewis Media, that was spun off to become an independant organization in November, 2006.
"We are delighted that Go Daddy decided to donate to an open source project like Joomla," said Shayne Bartlett of Joomla.org. "It's refreshing to see a big tech company supporting Joomla's ambitions. Donations like Go Daddy's go a long way to covering resource costs and our continued success." The open source community is founded on developers sharing code for the enhancement and further development of various applications. The projects are free to use. Anyone with the ability to program can customize or create new features for the product. Typically, open source projects are funded solely by donations from those who use or support the product. These initiatives need funding for everything from hardware purchases and testing to communication and development. "We're excited to see Go Daddy set this example," said Amacythe, Project Manager of Simple Machines. "Hopefully, the financial support will inspire other big donations too."
"The open source community really helped make the Internet what it is today," said Warren Adelman, President and COO of GoDaddy.com. "These projects help millions of Web users everyday and we are grateful to groups like Joomla and Simple Machines for moving open source initiatives forward." Go Daddy aids the open source community beyond financial contributions. One way is by offering a free one-year SSL Certificate to all open source projects that meet the requirements. Go Daddy also makes it easy to install a number of high quality open source applications within its Metropolis Hosting Community. Metropolis Hosting Community is a shared-hosting resource center which allows users to pick and choose applications that will fit their needs. Metropolis also features a user review and feedback section, allowing individuals to interact with other hosting customers and share personal experiences regarding specific applications. For more information about Joomla, visit http://www.joomla.org/
For more information about Simple Machines Forum, visit: http://www.simplemachines.org/
For more information about Metropolis and free SSL Certificates, visit http://www.godaddy.com/
About Simple Machines LLC
Simple Machines LLC is an organization dedicated to the development of free software that fosters the growth of web-based communities. Their software can be downloaded by any webmaster from their website at http://www.simplemachines.org/. Simple Machines Forum (SMF) was founded in 2001 by Joseph Fung and Jeff Lewis.
About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration and Web site hosting services, as well as a broad array of on-demand and other services. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 19 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every 2 seconds. GoDaddy.com is the world's No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world's largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2006, The Go Daddy Group registered approximately one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info.
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