We are a community of people proudly supporting open source. We hope to encourage more people to share our vision and values and work with us to spread our advocacy through our blogs.
One of the open source platforms we support is Drupal, a content management software. Whether you are a developer, a marketer, or an agency promoting a product, Drupal can provide you with the help you need to stand out in your field.
Drupal was released 21 years ago to provide a content management solution to users who are not tech-savvy. To this day, it aims to offer a simple yet flexible solution no matter where and how you want to use it — an online store, a blog site, etc. All you have to do is combine modules, and you’ll have limitless applications for it.
It may have started as a hobby project, but Drupal has become so popular among developers and marketers that it has grown into a community of over a hundred thousand volunteers from different parts of the world with diverse skills and backgrounds, brought together by their common desire to promote inclusivity in the world of technology.
We share that vision of inclusivity, which is why we feature blogs about Drupal. We hope that by acquainting you with Drupal and what it offers, we can persuade you to use Drupal, contribute your skills and knowledge to its community, promote Drupal, and help spread the benefit of open-source platforms.
It doesn’t matter how much time you put into the community; we don’t care if you are not tech-savvy or an expert in your field. What matters most is you find meaning and purpose in collaborative work, knowledge exchange, and respectful interactions.
Collaborative work is key to developing high-quality software and its peripherals. It is also critical to developing a robust community. You may not have the technical skills, but as a Drupal user, you can share your challenges in using the software so that the tech-savvy within the community can fix the problem.
A healthy exchange of knowledge is also essential for an inclusivity campaign. By accepting that every individual has a unique set of talents, you also accept that you need help from the other members of the community to build your skills and grow your knowledge. This exchange can be a rewarding experience for the learner and the mentor.
The community is a mix of nationalities, professions, skills, backgrounds, and personalities. Whether you interact online or see each other at any Drupal conference, you will likely experience differences in opinions, varying approaches to solving a problem or working on a project, or even a misunderstanding because of language barriers. No matter the circumstance, every member is advised to treat one another respectfully; otherwise, the community fails to uphold inclusivity. For good measure, the community has established a Code of Conduct to avoid conflicts. But a conflict resolution process is also in place if a conflict still arises.
We invite you to read our blogs about Drupal and be encouraged to join us in our efforts to spread the benefits of open-source software.