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This summary highlights the key discussions from DrupalCon Chicago 2011, focusing on community health and the development of Drupal 8. It covers important topics like corporate involvement, module sponsorship, and the perception of Acquia and Lullabot within the community. Usability challenges, including the overlay problem and accessibility, were critically assessed, noting the necessity for Drupal 8 to support mobile devices effectively. The event also featured keynotes from influential figures like Dries Buytaert, Clay Shirky, and Jared Spool, emphasizing design and adaptability.
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DrupalCon Chicago 2011 • Community Health and Drupal 8
OpenAcademic • Chapter Three distribution • Stanford • Panels in Place • Comparing to ASC Quicksites
Community Health • Corporate involvement • Module sponsorship • Acquia and Lullabot/Others conflict • How Acquia is being perceived
Community HealthFront End • Small Core Conflict • Themers • Usability • The overlay problem • Accessibility
Drupal 8 • Mobile focus • D8 must be able to output to HTML, Flash front-end, XML, HTML 5, native app for mobile devices • Quicker release(?) • At any point D8 will have no more than 15 critical bugs • Distributed responsibilities • One person focused on one area • Development is underway
KeynotesDries • Drupal 8 • Contribution • 30 contributors are responsible for 50% of all improvements in D7 • git • For each initiative there will be an initiative owner
KeynotesClay Shirky • Social • Adapting to the user • Adapting to the need/demand • Don’t change old systems, alter them to meet new needs
KeynotesJared Spool • Usability • Design • Good design is invisible
Drupal Watchdog • http://drupalwatchdog.com/
IE6 • Microsoft Apologizes for IE6 in the DrupalConprogram