getting involved in the drupal community
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Getting Involvedin the Drupal Community
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Who Am I?
• Steve Karsch
• drupal.org/user/138216
• @karschsp
• stevekarsch.com
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“It’s really the Drupal community and not so much the software that makes the Drupal project what it is. So fostering the Drupal
community is actually more important than just managing the code base.”
—Dries Buytaert
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Why? What’s In It For Me?
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“For every hour Drupal saves you, try spending 5 minutes to help improve it.”
-borrowed and modified from nooku.org
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Why?
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Why?
• Good karma
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Why?
• Good karma
• Pay it forward
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Why?
• Good karma
• Pay it forward
• Help yourself
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Why?
• Good karma
• Pay it forward
• Help yourself
• Learn something new
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Why?
• Good karma
• Pay it forward
• Help yourself
• Learn something new
• Make money!
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How?
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How?
• Support
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How?
• Support
• Documentation
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How?
• Support
• Documentation
• Events
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How?
• Support
• Documentation
• Events
• Money
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How?
• Support
• Documentation
• Events
• Money
• Expertise
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How?
• Support
• Documentation
• Events
• Money
• Expertise
• Code
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"If you've ever successfully installed Drupal, you know more about Drupal than 99% of the
planet!" - Angie "webchick" Byron
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Support
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Support
• Forums
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Support
• Forums
• IRC (#drupal-support)
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Support
• Forums
• IRC (#drupal-support)
• Support mailing list ([email protected])
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Documentation
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Documentation
• Document your way to understanding
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Documentation
• Document your way to understanding
• Edit drupal.org documentation
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Documentation
• Document your way to understanding
• Edit drupal.org documentation
• Documentation team
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Events
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Events
• Attend
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Events
• Attend
• Present
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Events
• Attend
• Present
• Organize
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Money
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Money
• Drupal Association
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Money
• Drupal Association
• Module/Initiative chip-ins
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Money
• Drupal Association
• Module/Initiative chip-ins
• Project and event sponsorship
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Code
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Code
• Scratch your own itch
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Code
• Scratch your own itch
• Issue queue gardening
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Code
• Scratch your own itch
• Issue queue gardening
• Drupal core
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Do Something
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Thank you!
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