[consulting] Consulting directory

[Boris Mann]

On 3/21/07, Sami Khan <sami at etopian.net> wrote:
> Well,
>
> With the amount of work available and the money attached with that
> work, I really don't see the justification of institutionalizing
> Drupal. But if the developers feel that its beneficial, then why not.
> I don't want to, and will not pay for any services as such. There is
> in general minimal gain and a good amount of loss of freedom in
> anything that goes the path of accreditation or creating any sort of
> bureaucracy around Drupal. Not to mention increasing administrative
> costs of simply maintaining such a body, which will be paid for by the
> members, more money out of their pockets. What will they gain? Well,
> perhaps work for some people, but Drupal.org forums already serve well
> enough for that. In terms of assurance of the people who are hiring
> these developers, well get references, and talk to real people and who
> should be set.

Good feedback. I don't think the Drupal Assoc. would be getting into
accreditation anytime soon. The only concern is that we need to
protect the Drupal TM so we have to actively police anyone claiming to
offer something like "Official Drupal Certified Training" or some
such.

My personal goal around the Association is to put together a bundle of
membership benefits that makes it worth it to have a membership for
anyone that seriously does Drupal. Fun stuff like t-shirts as well as
serious benefits like discounts on hardware, software packages, etc.

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Boris Mann
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