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Web software symbol takes place of Oprah's O

A huge version of the Drupal content management system logo shone brightly, and briefly, from the Sydney Harbour Bridge last night, in the same spot where the contentious Oprah "O" made headlines last month.

The sudden and unexpected appearance of the 20-metre high Drupal icon coincided with the final day of Drupal founder Dries Buytaert's promotional tour Down Under.

Hello Drupal fans,

Short version: sound off about security in Drupal: take this survey.

The Drupal Security Team has existed since 2005 and in that time it has grown in many senses of that word. The original team was 16 people, now 37 people. Originally it provided support for Drupal core and a few hundred modules, now it's covering thousands of contributed modules. The team has created processes and features to better deal with security over the years based on informal feedback gathered in a variety of ways. For example, after complaints that new security releases were sometimes unstable, the team and maintainers now work to create security releases that only include security changes and no bug-fixes nor features.

Help the Security Team at DrupalCon Chicago

At DrupalCon Chicago the Drupal Security Team will once again have a meeting to discuss our processes and see what we can do to improve. Once again we will be guided in part by informal, anecdotal feedback we receive, but we'd also like to do a broad call for feedback.

My new book, Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers, is now available in electronic and print form. I think the potential to draw more Windows programmers into the Drupal community will benefit all of us.

The book is a programmer's introduction to Drupal, coming from a Windows developer's point-of-view. I cover the Drupal page lifecycle and how it differs from the .NET page lifecycle. I talk about the hook model and how it differs from .NET's event-driven architecture. I also have an introduction to PHP for the C/C# programmer, since PHP might be new to a lot of Windows developers.

Book Title : Drupal 7
Website : Packt Publishing
Author : David Mercer
Publisher : Packt Publishing
Reviewer : Timi Ogunjobi , Author Drupal 6 Site Blueprints

Now that Drupal 7 has been officially released for use , it will certainly be a good idea for every Drupal users to learn how it functions. For experienced users this may mostly be just about learning where things have been newly placed; but for the new user it will be a new learning experience altogether; plugging into a new paradigm - an undertaking which can be made easier with this very useful book . Drupal 7 , written by David Mercer as an update of his previous books. Although the title of the book appears to say it all about the content, let’s take a brief trip through the contents.

If you are an old hand with Drupal you may want to give Chapter 1 a miss. This chapter introduces you to the world of Drupal and then deals with how to get everything you need up and running. After looking over some of the more common installation problems, the chapter presents a brief tour of Drupal in order to give you an idea of what to expect in the coming chapters.

Hi,

I am interested in selling NewsBulls.com, its a news site getting 400 + unique visitors daily. Its built on drupal using Drigg module.

Few Features

1) Drupal Site
2) Over 1.5 years old domain.
3) 400 + visitors
4) Auto Content and tags creation
5) Can be converted into anyother popular content site easily.

I am expecting 4000 USD.

Thanks,

Surendra