2. • Drupal basics and history
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• What it’s good for
• And what it’s not
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3. Origins
• Project started by Dries Buytaert in
2000 at the University of Antwerp
• The name originates from “dorp”,
Dutch for village.
• First came to prominence during the
2004 Dean campaign
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4. Coming of Age
• Recognition
• Community, online and off
• Downloads
• Usage
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6. What is Drupal?
• Core
• Modules (core,
contrib, custom)
• Themes
(PHPTemplate)
• Community
source: James Walker, 2007 Fsoss Drupal Under The Hood
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