[PLUG] ANNOUNCEMENT: January PLUG Meeting
David Mandel
dmandel at pdxLinux.org
Mon Jan 4 08:26:48 UTC 2010
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The Portland Linux/Unix Group
will meet
7 PM Thursday Jan 7, 2010
at
Portland State University
in the
Fariborz Maseeh
College of Engineering & Computer Science Building
Room FAB 86-01
(This is in the basement.)
The building is on SW 4th across from SW College Street.
See location H-10 on map at http://pdxLinux.org/campus_map.jpg
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PRESENTATION
Drupal
What is it Good For?
by
Lev Tsypin
<lev at levelos.com>
Drupal is growing leaps and bounds these days, powering everything
from ma and pa brochure sites to Obama’s recovery.gov. Does this
mean it’s a great fit for any website? Not exactly.
Drupal has been defined as many things, including a content
management system, a web application framework, and community
plumbing. In some ways, this is both a blessing and a curse;
there’s so much you can do, in so many different ways, that new
users are crushed under the weight of the options and lack of
clarity. In addition, all of that flexibility does come with a cost,
in terms of performance and conciseness.
This presentation will cover some Drupal basics including history,
core concepts, and system structure. From there, we will dig into
Drupal’s strengths and weaknesses, finishing off by discussing the
types of projects Drupal is best suited for, including specific
examples for each case.
My hope is that developers new to the platform will gain a better
understanding of when to approach a new project with Drupal, more
experienced developers will gain a bit of insight on when not to
use it, and non-techies will have some help in choosing a platform
for their projects along with an understanding why developers they
work with select a given platform. Please note that this talk will
not delve deeply into the technical details of Drupal.
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Agenda:
7:00 - 7:30 Business
We will discuss the status of our ongoing projects
including PLUG's monthly Advanced Topics meetings,
PLUG's monthly hands on clinics, PLUG for Education,
etc.
7:30 - 8:30 Presentation
See above
9:00 - ... Beer
The Lucky Lab Northwest Beerhall
1945 NW Quimby
Portland, Oregon
David Mandel
Chief Activist
Portland Linux/Unix Group
560 SE Alexander
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
(541) 730-5285 mobile
dmandel at pdxLinux.org
P.S. The Mid Willamette Valley Linux Users Group meets
every month.
See http://www.lug.corvallis.or.us/ for details.
P.S. The Eugene Linux Users Group meets several times a month.
See http://www.euglug.org for details.
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