[DUG-TO] Topic: Drupal & Money

[Iegor Martseniuk]

Hi all,

I like topic "Drupal & Money" and I can create small presentation  
about "How to sell content with drupal".
Of course my presentation will be based on pgapi & pg_simplepay .

You can see example website here

Regards,
Gor.

On 2009-11-10, at 1:22 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

>
> 2009/11/10 Robert Fabian <robert at fabian.ca>
>
> It seems clear that there is considerable interest in the topic. I  
> suggest that those interested in being on the panel provide a brief  
> description of their point of view and include a very brief bio, e.g.
>
> Bob Fabian - 40+ years of experience in IT, as consultant, manager,  
> and academic. Early supporter of the commercial use of the Internet.  
> Used Drupal for several non-profit organizations.
>
> Perspective: Drupal really ought to concentrate on being a  
> developer's platform. The developer community can and should sustain  
> the platform. Money gets made by exploiting the platform strengths  
> to meet the limited needs of a broad market (product orientation) or  
> the unique needs of a narrow market (custom development). It's the  
> wrapper around the platform that makes the money.
>
> I would invite others to put their name forward as candidate members  
> of the panel.
>
> OK. Here's mine. Probably not very popular but I consider it a  
> legitimate POV.
>
> Evan Leibovitch - Co-founder of the Canadian Association for Open  
> Source, the Linux Professional Institute, the Linux Standard Base  
> and the 86open project. Started one of Canada's first and most  
> successful Linux-centric VARs. Led a 22-member delegation to WSIS in  
> Geneva in 2003 to promote open source. Currently chairs the ICANN At- 
> Large North America Advisory Council. Widely interviewed and quoted  
> in news media regarding corporate adoption of open source. Used  
> Drupal in multiple for-profit, academic and non-profit  
> installations. Helped modify the Drupal e-commerce system to work  
> with InternetSecure.
>
> Perspective: IMO, profit opportunities in custom Drupal  
> "development" -- as in PHP custom code creation -- will peak soon if  
> they haven't already. The best future opportunities in Drupal  
> professional work are in non-developer services such as theme  
> design, selection/ configuration/ maintenance of existing complex  
> modules (ie, views/og/ecommerce), integration with other systems  
> (ie, CRM, Facebook), SEO as well as content-related services such as  
> copy editing, publication workflow and author management. Also, the  
> Drupal Association needs a bottom-up overhaul; in its current state  
> it hurts corporate Drupal adoption when it should be helping.
>
> - Evan
>
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