Adam Evertsson is the head honcho behind DrupalCamp Gothenburg two years in a row, member of the Swedish podcast Drupalsnack and always fond of the community, both locally and globally. He really came for the code and stayed for the community.
Every DrupalCon has its own personality. Before we let Portland slip away into the distant past, let’s revisit a few memories that made this Con unique, and a great addition to the storied history of DrupalCons.
The DrupalCon host city is always an important character in the cast and Portland was no exception. The weather turned on a dime from record high temperatures and sunshine at the beginning of the week to record low temperatures, wind and rain. The abrupt switch left visitors scratching their heads, while those who live in Portland simply shrugged, reciting the motto “If you don’t like the weather in Portland, just wait a few minutes.”
Drupal.org, our community home, is so much more than a website. It’s the place that binds us all together. We go there to contribute to the Project, work together in groups and find important resources to do our jobs. Friendships are formed there while collaborating on modules or sharing tips and tricks. And, it’s where we best demonstrate our community values of do-ocracy and helping each other. Drupal.org is a global lifeline to the Project and to each other.
Drupal.org is the home of the Drupal Project, serving developers, site builders, and site evaluators, all with unique needs. Meeting the needs of all of these audiences is tough enough for any website, let alone one that is governed by its community. So, over the last year, we’ve been tackling the issue of governance for D.O with three main goals:
1. Resolve issues related to D.O in a timely, transparent, and uniform manner, allowing the community to work more efficiently
2. Address issues of long-term strategic importance to D.O, allowing for proper resource allocation and a frame for short-term decisions
3. Allow for the Drupal Do-ocracy culture to flourish while providing structure and support for community participants
I'm not going to lie - sending out nearly a million emails announcing that you've had a security issue is no fun. Honestly, it's one of the worst things I have ever had to do in my professional life. It's true that cyber-crime is growing fast, and we are not the only organization to face this dilemma, but this isn't the kind of club membership you want to keep.
Mike Gifford is President of OpenConcept Consulting Inc. and co-founder of Open Source Alliance of Canada.
We did it! The Drupal community raised $5k to bring Vincenzo Rubano to DrupalCon Portland. This is an amazing accomplishment that demonstrates that crowdsourcing to support the Drupal community can work very well. Although it's been an idea that's been brewing for a while, we've been doing all that we could to bring Vincenzo to a DrupalCon.
We’re hard at work upgrading Drupal.org to Drupal 7. DrupalCon is a perfect opportunity for you to find out what is going on with the upgrade, give us feedback on the new issue page layout and, of course, help us in the issue queue.
Where to find us:
Weekend before DrupalCon - We are taking part in the extended sprints, come and help us close some issues
Tuesday, May 21, 4:30pm - We’re having a BoF, Drupal.org improvements and D7 upgrade (Room B112)
Open Source software, namely Drupal, can be leveraged to accommodate the technology needs of numerous corporations across a vast spectrum of private and public sectors. The constant collaboration of the Drupal community gives users the freedom to rapidly deploy new innovations in a way that a closed proprietary system does not allow. Here at Achieve we are constantly trying to increase Drupal adoption by developing new solutions to help new stakeholders in new arenas.
Adam Evertsson
Drupal.org is the home of the Drupal Project, serving developers, site builders, and site evaluators, all with unique needs. Meeting the needs of all of these audiences is tough enough for any website, let alone one that is governed by its community. So, over the last year, we’ve been tackling the issue of governance for D.O with three main goals: