February 10 is the deadline to apply to be a permanent member or board member of the Drupal Association.

Compared to last year, there are relatively few applications and even fewer for board positions. Bringing in energetic and visionary new members is an important part of the Association continuing to build strength and capacity.

If you're considering applying, now's the time!

Here are some pointers on why you might apply, how to do so, and what to expect.

Or, The Project Module and the Deadly Sins of Drupal Development

Forgive me, Drupal, for I have sinned. It's been many months since my last confession.

At the Drupal Association we've set upgrading drupal.org as our top priority this year, and much of that work depends on project.*.

The Project module and kin are some of the most important pieces of drupal.org--and some of the most difficult. Six months after Drupal 6 came out, drupal.org still is still running Drupal 5, in large part because project.* is not yet upgraded.

Coming out of Drupalcon in Boston, there's a lot of buzz in the community about RDF and Drupal's future. RDF was a prominent theme in Dries' keynote address. Boris Mann and I were chatting at Drupalcon about RDF and Drupal and I thought I'd jot down these notes while they're fresh in my mind.

From the start, Drupal has focused on enabling collaboration. The quintessential Drupal website is not based on a single central authority; it's a collective enterprise.