By geddon on

This message goes out to everyone who is currently involved with -- or considering getting into -- Drupal:

Thank you for your ideas and continued support of the best thing to happen on the Internet since HTML.

I began using Drupal back in 4.5 while evaluating CMS platforms ranging from PostNuke to Joomla. At the time I simply considered it a "good option" and regrettably continued to explore other alternatives. Last year I decided that no single CMS could handle the ideas I was working on and went about paying for the development of my own CMS.

If I could turn back time I would happily invest the money I spent elsewhere on Drupal. Unfortunately, these are simply "lessons learned." Nonetheless, I hope this message reaches someone in my position when evaluating the alternatives. Do not look anywhere else -- especially if you have read this message while evaluating your options.

Drupal is simply the best.

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nancydru
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Drupal 6.x is being planned, so it's not too late to invest in Drupal. You've got working code and ideas; why not share them?

Nancy W.
now running 4 sites on Drupal so far

NancyDru

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geddon commented

Working code and ideas aren't necessarily a problem:

http://www.OregonDistrict.com

The site was intended to be the first in a series of 'local community empowerment' sites. We ended up with something wonderful but the problem was replicating the sites for other communities -- something that Drupal inspired us to do at the beginning of the project.

I'm unsure how a phpZend codebase would necessarily help the 'future planners' aside from providing a 'working example.' Currently we're doing exactly that by working with Drupal coders to replicate our efforts.

Perhaps a primer to get involved in the next evolution is necessary!