[support] Evaluating modules

[Laura Scott]

Not only that, but module ratings are in the works for d.o, as I  
understand it. No need to duplicate that effort elsewhere. I'm sure  
the effort on d.o would appreciate some help. See http:// 
groups.drupal.org/drupal-org-redesign-analysis for more info.

Laura

On Oct 11, 2007, at 2:47 AM, Bèr Kessels wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I don't think this is a good idea. You should not think "Drupal.org  
> does a
> bad job at organizing the info" but rhater ask yourself "why does the
> Drupal comm. not manage to get the module info organized". The  
> answer, is
> amoungst others that contribs are highly dynamic. Each new release  
> causes
> earthshattering shifts in the contribs which become popular used  
> and which
> die. Even troughout a release cycle you see this.
>
> Continuïty is not something found in most of the contribs. This,  
> however
> is a totally different discussion not to be confused with this  
> thread :).
>
> The forums is really the place where you want to be. Drupal is  
> before all,
> a community. Drupal is not a reference. Nor a book. It is not an
> ecyclopeadia, and also not a recipe book.
>
> You should rather learn to use that community to get to your  
> information.
> In practice this means that you must lie around for weeks, if not  
> longer
> and listen. Ask a question here and there, play with some of hte  
> info you
> get, learn from that, and re-use that for more information.
>
> This, is my experience, works far better then hoping for some magical
> gnome to pop up and write down exactly, and only the specific  
> parts, for
> your specific project. That won't happen. But the collaborative  
> knowledge
> is out there: Its up to you to shape that knowledge into the  
> information
> you need for your project. And yes, that requires *a big* lot of time.
>
> Bèr
>
>
> On Thu, October 11, 2007 9:47 am, Edward  Peters said:
>> I am embarking on a major project for a global NGO (www.iofc.org),
>> migrating
>> their websites from a custom-built CMS into Drupal. Our preparations
>> involve
>> assessing which modules fit our myriad of needs best. Does anyone  
>> know of
>> a
>> website which specialises in listing and evaluating Drupal modules
>> (drupal.org doesn't do this very intuitively, even if a lot of  
>> info is
>> there
>> somewhere)?
>>
>>
>>
>> I even wondered about setting up a special website for this  
>> purpose which
>> could become a useful resource for those hunting for  
>> functionality. Would
>> anyone be interested in such a thing? Using taxonomy we could make  
>> it easy
>> to find what one wants.
>>
>>
>>
>> Edward Peters
>>
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