NYCPHP Meetup

[OSTraining]

Donna

Please, do a bit of research before slinging mud:

The core team hasn't been paid in almost a year now. They are all
volunteers.

At WordPress, they are almost all paid and paid one by one person. They run
an Apple model, where according to a WP core developer I talked to last
month, they have three dictators to make all final decisions. The good thing
about that for community members is that they largely don't have to worry
about the core code at all.

Joomla (and increasingly Drupal) run more of the Android model where things
are more fragmented and if you do want to see improvements, you have to get
involved and push. There's no free ride from a big company that makes all
the decisions for us.

Steve



On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Scott Wolpow <scott at wolpow.com> wrote:

>  One reason for WP rise is with people with zero budget.
> It is very easy to use, but also very limited in scope and abilities.
> Joomla is beginning to become a frustration.
> But if you have complaints, then go and fix them.
> Scott Wolpow
>
>
> On 8/6/2011 10:30 PM, Stephen Britton wrote:
>
> Hi Gang,
>
>  Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.
>
>  I want to remind everyone that at 6:30 PM on Thursday, August 11th, the
> monthly Joomla NYC User Group meeting will take place at our new meeting
> room at Lincoln Center, 146 West 65th Street. (For detailed directions,
> visit www.joomlanyc.org )
>
>  Scott Wolpow will discuss wire frames and the best methods to layout
> websites before you start building. I will present two Joomla templates -
> Construct and LessJoomla - that work with every screen from smart phones to
> jumbo television LCDs.
>
> I also have copies of Stephen Burge's new book, Joomla <explained> and
> Barry North's Joomla 1.6: A User's Guide.
>
>  We also need to remind everyone that Joomla Day Weekend is coming up soon
> - October 22 and 23. To take advantage of the $15 per ticket discount, you
> must register before Sept. 1. So if you haven't registered yet, think about
> doing it soon. For information and registration, visit
> www.joomladaynyc.com
>
>  And if you have registered, you should visit the website because there is
> recently updated information about the tracks and speakers.
>
>  On other Joomla matters, I recently stumbled across an article, "How
> WordPress Beat Joomla" on Weblog Tools Collection, a website devoted to
> WordPress. The author, an Australian website designer, doesn't trash Joomla,
> but he mentions how WordPress was able to make quick changes that helped
> boost its popularity.
>
>  I don't completely agree with him, especially the part where bases CMS
> popularity on Google searches, but he brings up some interesting points.
>
> http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2011/08/05/how-wordpress-beat-joomla/
>
>
>  Hope to see everyone on Thursday.
>
>  All best,
>
>  Steve
>
> --
> Stephen Britton
> Technology Consultant
> sbritton at gmail.com
> ph: 914-661-0040
>
>
>
>
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