[documentation] [Documentation task] Rewrite of Mission Statement to be more clear and well-defined

[cel4145]

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 Project:      Documentation
 Version:      <none>
 Component:    Marketing
 Category:     tasks
 Priority:     normal
 Assigned to:  Anonymous
 Reported by:  webchick
 Updated by:   cel4145
 Status:       active

I'd suggest that the best way to start would be to collect lists of
points that people believe should be in the mission statement.  Then
once we sort of agree on a list, start writing the mission statement.


I'll get some things started. In a recent comment [1], I wrote thing
such as


* emphasis on software for building communities with roots in social
software experimentation
* clean, effecient code in Drupal core
* Drupal as a flexible development platform as opposed to do it all CMS
* minimal core download (e.g., many modules are contrib instead of in
core)
* database abstraction layer based on node and taxonomy system


I'd also add


* GPL philosophy of open source


[1] http://drupal.org/node/81053#comment-152614




cel4145



Previous comments:
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Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:21:28 +0000 : webchick

Charlie Lowe raised a great idea to clarify the existing mission
statement [2] to help people better understand the "Drupal philosophy."


I've created an issue for this here because issues tend to be where we
do most of our "back and forth," and also so it will hopefully get some
attention from developers, too.
[2]
http://lists.drupal.org/archives/documentation/2006-09/msg00048.html




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Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:22:26 +0000 : webchick

For reference, the existing mission statement:


"
By building on relevant standards and open source technologies, Drupal
supports and enhances the potential of the Internet as a medium where
diverse and geographically-separated individuals and groups can
collectively produce, discuss, and share information and ideas. With a
central interest in and focus on communities and collaboration, Drupal's
flexibility allows the collaborative production of online information
systems and communities.


"