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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159380308-28082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>It's the second item in Installation and Configuration
where it's been for a while.. I added a link to the downloads
page. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=159380308-28082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>What do you mean 'user'? A Drupal 'user' is in fact a
site admin or someone who sets up Drupal. Not an 'end-user' so generally a
consultant fits this criterea... </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159380308-28082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>As to 'a check list' etc. The About Sectionis about
Drupal not technical stuff for the most part. It's also supposed to have
marketing and conulting resources. I remember this discussion last year
where various people said they were going to work on marketing and condultant
resoruces and contribute them back. So far, I remember Keiren contributing
various somethings. Still waiting for the other stuff. Well, not
anymore.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=159380308-28082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I do not ever forsee us keeping a list of hosts that could
host Drupal beyond those contributing to the community. Such a list would
be insanely difficult to maintain and manage with existing or even imagined
resources/ :D</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>-sp</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> documentation-bounces@drupal.org
[mailto:documentation-bounces@drupal.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>blogdiva@culturekitchen.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:23
PM<BR><B>To:</B> A list for documentation writers<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[documentation] Where is the page stating minimum requirementsneeded for
running Drupal?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hi all,
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<DIV>I am working on some recommendations for a client and I noticed something
: Nowhere on the front page of Drupal is there a link to the minimum
requirements needed for running it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Neither of the following pages state it either :</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://drupal.org/about">http://drupal.org/about</A></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://drupal.org/handbook/is-drupal-right-for-you">http://drupal.org/handbook/is-drupal-right-for-you</A></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://drupal.org/handbook/version-info">http://drupal.org/handbook/version-info</A></DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>I have to go 8 pages deep to find in this page a link : </DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://drupal.org/node/43438">http://drupal.org/node/43438</A></DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>The page does not address users but "professional
consultants". </DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>So from there I get to here:</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://drupal.org/node/270">http://drupal.org/node/270</A></DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>I may be missing something but could not find in the top half of the
front page any links to this information. Nor is there any link available in
the downloads page for the Drupal Project.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://drupal.org/project/Drupal+project">http://drupal.org/project/Drupal+project</A></DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>As you noticed, I did not go to the handbook directly. It's the last
place for me to check. My instinct is to look in "About Drupal" or the
Downloads page. Not the handbooks. I search for information on web page like
most people : Not by reading but scanning for information. And reading a
handbook is the last thing I want to do when looking for quick answers. No
wonder my client was flumoxed when scanning for information around the Drupal
site. They said they couldn't find anything they were looking for : a quick
checklist of requirements with maybe a list of hosts that could potentially
run the system. </DIV>
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