The Drupal Association announced the creation of a non-profit corporation to support and advance the Drupal CMS, an anglicized version of the Dutch word ‘druppel’, meaning ‘drop’. CMS. Drupal began as a hobby project and then turned into an international development community. Google sponsored Drupal through the Summer-of-Code initiative.
As member of another just born association I symphatize with them, and I like their approach, as they will not be involved in decisions regarding the development or direction of the project.
The Drupal Association will instead focus on the following efforts:
- Accepting donations and grants.
.- Organizing and/or sponsoring Drupal project-related events, and representing the Drupal project at events.
.- Engaging in partnerships with other organizations.
.- Acquiring and managing infrastructure in support of the Drupal project.
.- Supporting development by awarding grants or paying wages.
.- Writing and publishing press releases and promotional materials.
I wish them the best of luck!
Drupal community is a great idea. I am really fascinated by community’s focus on acquiring and managing infrastructure in support of the drupal project. As an offshore software development company in India and our involvement in drupal projects and drupal solutions we like to help community in acquiring infrastructure. Such kind of steps takes drupal solution to next generation CMS.
Hi Nirav,
are you coping with the association, at some extent?
Besides the announcement, that is pretty rich of positive comments by the way, I didn’t know much about it.. do you?