Why contributing to Drupal is awesome

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Why Contributing to Drupal is AWESOME September 14, 2011 Robert Douglass

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Why Contributing to Drupal is AWESOME

September 14, 2011Robert Douglass

@robertDouglass

Hi, I’m Robert Douglass, a Drupal geek.

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Drupal is a website building software that is popular because it is flexible, scalable, and can help you build just about any type of website you’re interested in.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because our leader, Dries Buytaert, wears a Batman mask while drinking beer.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because everything about the Drupal project is FUN, and it tastes good!

"I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again”

Mark Twain

Mark Twain said “I’m glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again” and of course he was talking about Contributing to Drupal because contributing a patch, module, theme, or documentation means it will be there when you next need it, and may even have gotten better in the meantime.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because you get rewarded with ponies.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because you can start doing it at any age.

Some even start when they’re quite young.

"When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one has learned something that one really needed to know in the worst way - before one began.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

Nietzsche said “When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one has learned something that one really needed to know in the worst way - before one began.” He was talking about contributing to Drupal because that too is an iterative process, with the community challenging you to learn from your mistakes and grow, and become a better contributor in the process.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because Drupal has birthday parties, and it tastes good.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because you can do it while wearing blue tights and engaging in cosplay.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because you can do it while wearing hand knit stockings.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because we Drupal folk just really really like cakes, and it tastes good.

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

Gautama Siddharta

Siddharta said “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Of course he was talking about contributing to Drupal, because every time you make a contribution, you’re brining happiness to hundreds, maybe thousands of other people, without decreasing the value or the happiness that you retain for yourself.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because Drupal has its own theology. The religion of Drupal says “Every time you hack core, God kills a kitten. Please, think of the kittens!”

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because you can paint your head blue and let everybody know that you’re proud to be a geek.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome beause pants are strictly optional.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because it tastes so good.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because there are so many ways to contribute.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because it is as much about the individual as it is about the group.

LocalMeetups

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because there are interesting local meetups everywhere you go, and the beer tastes great!

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because you can even contribute in your sleep.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because it tastes so good!

"What I'm trying to do now in my life ... is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.”

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone said "What I'm trying to do now in my life ... is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.”Drupal will never go away, go out of business, get acquired, get lost, get stolen, or simply disappear. As long as Drupal can be a useful and relevant tool, helping people achieve their goals, Drupal will stay with us, hopefully for a very long time.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because as soon as you begin to contribute, you become part of the most incredible open source community that has ever been.

Contributing to Drupal is awesome because as soon as you begin to contribute, you become part of the most incredible open source community that has ever been.