Drupal: A case study in ecosystem development
Channel: Open Source in Business
Date: 03/04/2021

Episode 3: Drupal: A case study in ecosystem development
Featured speakers: Dries Buytaert, Heather Rocker - Hosted by Dave Neary

Since being launched by Dries Buytaert from his college dorm room, Drupal has become a massively successful open source content management platform, with an international ecosystem of commercial entities who benefit from, and contribute to the maintenance of, the shared platform.

With so many projects struggling with the transition from community-developed software to commercialization, Drupal stands out in its success. In this episode, I will be joined by Heather Rocker, Executive Director of the Drupal Association, and Dries Buytaert, Drupal creator and CTO of Acquia, to discuss how the project has navigated transitions which trip up so many other projects, including:

* Engaging commercial resellers and services companies in the ongoing development and maintenance of the open source project
* The transition of Dries from independent project founder to executive of a vendor offering Drupal services
* The creation of the Drupal Association as an independent non-profit to curate the Drupal project and community

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