The response to the call for designers for the Drupal 8 logo has been outstanding! More than 20 designers or firms have expressed interest and we’re still going through portfolios and conducting interviews. That part of the process should be complete by early next week. As mentioned in the design brief, the Drupal 8 branding will be an important element of the marketing of Drupal 8 and the goal is to have it complete in time for DrupalCon Prague.
I'm Soonreal (Michael) from Minsk, Belarus. I'm social. My values and principles are very closely aligned to the Drupal community's principles. I've been involved in Drupal closely for 3 years. I work with frontend and create modules in web-development too. But my main interest is the community. I like to take part in building new social movements, structures, groups and to develop them in my country.
There were lots of questions about and interest in the testbots over the last week. Testbots are a critical part of Drupal infrastructure so the Drupal Association, Infrastructure team and I have been working together to address recent issues, and make sure we're on path for a stable future.
This is the second in a series called "The Making of a DrupalCon." You can read the first in the series here.
If you have been to a DrupalCon, you can probably imagine the effort it takes to make this world-class event happen. From the opening of registration to the closing session, putting on a successful DrupalCon requires planning, execution and above all, teamwork. In a nutshell, this team is a monumental collaboration between Drupal Association staff and community members. This post will explain a bit about what this team looks like and who does what.
As the organization responsible for your home as a Drupal developer, we've been working very hard in 2013 to ensure that we devote more resources to maintaining and improving Drupal.org. We've begun diversifying the revenue stream so that we can scale our income and provide more funding for Drupal.org projects.
D7 upgrade stats this week: 56 open issues out of 236 total! In other words: 76,3% fixed and 23,7% to go. Test stats also look much better. 827 documented and automated scenarios for Drupal.org. 74,3% of them are passing. Visibility is around 88%, which means that roughly 12% of the steps are being skipped because they follow a step failure.
Update: Part of our charter at the Drupal Association is promoting Drupal and the great community behind the project. As such, we are developing a launch plan along with the Branding and Marketing Committee for Drupal 8 to help make sure there is a marketing splash when it is released. That includes media coverage, social media buzz, release parties, sales enablement and other elements that will give Drupal 8 the attention it richly deserves.
The Drupal community is a large, vibrant group made up of contributors all over the world. It is a community working toward the common goal of moving the Drupal project forward and enjoying the benefits of that work. But it doesn’t end there. Drupal is part of something bigger: the idea that open source has an important role in today's and tomorrow's technology ecosystem.
The Drupal Association exists to support and grow the Drupal project and community. Part of meeting that mission is performing our work in an open and transparent way.
If you're curious about how we can help you bootstrap a new camp, launch a new training, or if you have ideas about what the Drupal Association can do next, please join us for our first FREE Community Webinar Tuesday August 6, 2013 from 8:00 - 9:00 am PDT, 11:00-12:00 pm EDT, 4:00 - 5:00 pm GMT. How the Drupal Association Can Help Community Leaders features Mike Anello (ultimike), Nick Vidal (nickvidal), Keri Poeppe (kpoeppe), and Drew Gorton (dgorton) sharing their experiences and tips for creating your own Drupal initiatives.
I'm Soonreal (Michael) from Minsk, Belarus. I'm social. My values and principles are very closely aligned to the Drupal community's principles. I've been involved in Drupal closely for 3 years. I work with frontend and create modules in web-development too. But my main interest is the community. I like to take part in building new social movements, structures, groups and to develop them in my country.
There were lots of questions about and interest in the testbots over the last week. Testbots are a critical part of Drupal infrastructure so the Drupal Association, Infrastructure team and I have been working together to address recent issues, and make sure we're on path for a stable future.
This is the second in a series called "The Making of a DrupalCon." You can read the first in the series 
As the organization responsible for your home as a Drupal developer, we've been working very hard in 2013 to ensure that we devote more resources to maintaining and improving Drupal.org. We've begun diversifying the revenue stream so that we can scale our income and provide more funding for Drupal.org projects.
The Drupal Association exists to support and grow the Drupal project and community. Part of meeting that mission is performing our work in an open and transparent way.
