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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would love to see this list essentially
act as the consulting arm of Drupal, Inc. My background is in the
services arm of a software vendor, and that group does essentially what this
list membership does – takes a software product and tries to create
solutions for it, sell it and implement it, all for maximum profit. Our
little Drupal team has been successful in creating solutions, contracting with
large clients and maximizing revenue – I’d love to be more
participative if this group values that sort of dialog.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have seen on this mailing list some comments
that are honestly counter to the goals above – for instance someone once
posed a question of how to use Drupal as a solution for some problem, and was
told (I’m paraphrasing) “Try xxx product instead”. In
my mind, this group should never tell someone NOT to use Drupal if it’s a
possible solution, because we’re here together to promote/extend Drupal
and penetrate as many markets as we can. Its Drupal first on this list
right?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I might be too business-centric though for
active participation in this group, which is why I tend to stand on the
sidelines and watch (though last week’s train wreck was painful).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
consulting-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:consulting-bounces@drupal.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>John Sechrest<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 04, 2009
10:17 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">A
list for Drupal consultants and Drupal service/hosting providers</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [consulting] Who
exactly is this list for?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As one of the people who
pulled together this list, this list is for people who spend time deploying
drupal for others. Typically as a profession.<br>
<br>
It is different than the developers list, because it is focused on how to use
the current tool to meet a client need, rather than how to change the tool. <br>
<br>
For the most part the content of the list has been serving the needs of this
group of people.<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:09 AM, George <<a href="mailto:g@8vue.com">g@8vue.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I thought it may be
about...consulting and employers (you know, "A list<br>
for Drupal consultants and Drupal service/hosting providers"). but it<br>
seems to be a free support-cum-almost-everything-but list.<br>
<br>
Has it always been like this, or just lately?<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
consulting mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:consulting@drupal.org">consulting@drupal.org</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/consulting" target="_blank">http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/consulting</a><br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<br>
-- <br>
John Sechrest . <br>
<st1:City w:st="on">Corvallis</st1:City> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Benton</st1:place></st1:City>
. <br>
Chamber Coalition .
<br>
420 NW 2nd
. <br>
(541) 757-1507
. <a href="mailto:sechrest@corvallisedp.com">sechrest@corvallisedp.com</a><br>
. <br>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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