[consulting] Do you get a lot of D5 to D6 porting projects?

[Victor Kane]

I think that many projects arise as end users become aware of what new
Drupal releases have to offer in the way of greatly enhanced technology.
While it may be true that a mechanical upgrade from D5 to D6 will not reap
in itself the benefits of all the new technology since that new technology
itself triggers a rethink in terms of what can be done (leading to a
complete redesign), one thing stands out:

You WILL upgrade from D5 to D6 in order to upgrade valuable legacy content,
even if a complete redesign to take advantage of new D6 features is at hand.
One of the reasons is that it is still the only way to upgrade CCK content
types.

The other alternative to rehouse valuable legacy content is exporting and
importing, of course, but a standard upgrade from D5 to D6 is still the
mainstay of many projects, even if it is the first step towards a complete
redesign to take advantage of new features and possibiilities.

Victor Kane
http://awebfactory.com.ar
http://prejectflowandtracker.com

On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Ashish Gupta <
ashish.gupta at tekritisoftware.com> wrote:

> Yup same here ... Not many porting projects at all.
>
> On 6/13/09, Elvis McNeely <office at mcneelycorp.com> wrote:
> > Porting? Not many. Most start fresh because of costs...
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> > Raja Sekharan wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> It's been more than a year since Drupal 6 was released. We're even
> >> closing in on the Drupal 7 release. If you provide drupal services, do
> >> you still get projects involving porting drupal 5 to drupal 6? This
> >> includes projects where clients don't explicitly ask you to port them.
> >>
> >> Raj
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