Dear Readers,
Governments worldwide are increasingly embracing open-source software (OSS) to enhance their operations' transparency, security, and efficiency. Open source allows anyone to inspect, modify, and improve software, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. This shift is transforming the way public sector bodies function, ensuring digital solutions are cost-effective and tailored to the unique needs of each community.
Switzerland's recent mandate for OSS in its public sector is a prime example of this trend. The "Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfilment of Governmental Tasks" (EMBAG) requires government-developed software to be open source, marking a significant step towards greater transparency and efficiency. However, Switzerland is not alone in this initiative; many countries are adopting similar policies to reduce dependency on costly proprietary software and foster innovation.
One of the notable benefits of open source in government is its potential for increased security and reliability. Continuous scrutiny and improvement by a global community of developers result in robust and adaptable solutions that can quickly respond to changing needs and security threats. Additionally, OSS helps prevent vendor lock-in, allowing governments to choose the best solutions without being tied to specific providers.
A recent study by Veniz Guzman on The DropTimes highlights the growing adoption of the open-source CMS Drupal among government entities of all sizes. Larger governments with complex digital needs are increasingly turning to Drupal for its flexibility and robust features. Interestingly, smaller to mid-sized entities are also recognizing Drupal's benefits, with rising adoption rates among smaller cities and counties.
With that, let's move on to the important stories of last week.
Drupal Starshot has announced the formation of its Advisory Council, a significant step in its efforts to expand the reach and impact of Drupal. This council will provide strategic input and feedback to ensure that the initiative meets the needs of key stakeholders and end users. To learn more about the composition of the Starshot Advisory Council, click here.
In "Using Drupal Migrations to Modify Content Within a Site," Jaymie Strecker demonstrates how to use the Drupal Migrate API for restructuring content within a site. The article provides practical examples and assumes basic knowledge of the Migrate API.
In other news, the Drupal Association has announced HeroDevs as the inaugural partner for the new Drupal 7 Extended Security Support Provider Program. This initiative aims to assist organizations unable to migrate from Drupal 7 by the end-of-life date of January 5, 2025, ensuring their systems remain secure and compliant.
Additionally, Drupal.org has announced that it will end support for Composer 1 on Packages.Drupal.org. This move is part of efforts to prepare its infrastructure for providing automatic updates for Drupal and upgrading Drupal.org itself. New packages and releases will no longer be available for Composer 1 starting August 12, 2024, and full support will be dropped on October 1, 2024.
Doubling the spirit of community, DrupalCon Europe has announced Tomasz Rogalski as the winner of the Merce Drawing Contest. His drawing of Mercè, the celebrated figure of Barcelona's annual festival, will be featured on the official event stickers at DrupalCon Barcelona.
The Women in Drupal award will be presented shortly at DrupalCon Barcelona, an event dedicated to the Drupal community. This award aims to recognize and celebrate the significant contributions made by women within the Drupal ecosystem. To nominate a deserving Drupal artist, attendees can fill out the nomination form provided.
Drupal GovCon 2024 is only a month away, scheduled to happen in August 13 - 15, 2024. It will feature a session titled "What the Heck is ARIA? A Beginner's Guide to ARIA for Accessibility," presented by Kat Shaw, a Lead Engineer and Accessibility Advocate (CPACC) at Lullabot. DrupalCamp Colorado has announced its second Keynote Speaker for this year's event, Matthew Saunders.
The DropTimes has compiled notable Drupal events happening throughout the week of July 15 to July 21. This curated list offers a glimpse into the varied activities taking place within the Drupal community, catering to enthusiasts of all skill levels. Read here.
amazee.io announces the launch of a new cloud region on AWS in Tokyo, Japan, enhancing the company's services in the Asia Pacific region. This expansion provides Japanese customers with reduced latency, improved fault tolerance, and compliance with local data privacy laws.
Roderik Muit and Alexandru Ieremia of drunomics presented the new Custom Elements module at Drupal Developer Days in Burgas, in June 2024. This session, part of an informal "Birds of a Feather" discussion, introduced the latest version of the Custom Elements module, a vital part of drunomics' headless Drupal solutions.
We acknowledge that there are more stories to share. However, due to selection constraints, we must pause further exploration for now.
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Thank you,
Sincerely
Alka Elizabeth
Sub-editor, The DropTimes.
Today we are talking about Config Actions, The Panels Favorite Drupal Modules, and Drupal Contribution. We’ll also cover Transform API as our module of the week.
For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/459
TopicsNic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Baddý Sonja Breidert - 1xINTERNET baddysonja
MOTW CorrespondentMartin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
CivicTheme establishes a formal steering committee to guide its rapid growth We’re very excited to announce that we’ve organised the official CivicTheme Steering Committee (aka Steerco) to help shape the future of the CivicTheme open-source project . In this article, we provide an overview of the steering committee and its objectives, as well as how you can get involved with the CivicTheme project. Our seed committee We have been planning the committee's formation for some time and have now created the inaugural “seed committee” to get things focused and back on track.It’s Drupal Dev Days week! With Lauri presenting a Keynote there and several people out this week (myself included), it was a quiet week for Experience Builder.
Consequently, it was the first week since the 0.x branch was opened that zero merge requests landed…
Even the weekly meeting was fairly quiet.
Missed a prior week? See all posts tagged Experience Builder.
Goal: make it possible to follow high-level progress by reading ~5 minutes/week. I hope this empowers more people to contribute when their unique skills can best be put to use!
For more detail, join the #experience-builder Slack channel. Check out the pinned items at the top!
But on the other side of the planet, undisturbed by things such as vacation or Drupal Dev Days, Lee “larowlan” made a big push forward on [META] Support component types other than SDC, in his MR where he proposes to already remove the current tight coupling to Single-Directory Components (SDC). That tight coupling obviously needs to be removed, but we needed to start somewhere — SDCs were merely the first step.
Still, even at Drupal Dev Days Burgas, important Experience Builder discussions happened: catch, Alex Pott and Dave “longwave” Long discussed the JSON-based data storage model in depth (that was proposed by Alex “effulgentsia” Bronstein). Some important steps forward were made!
Thanks to Lauri for reviewing this!
Lauri Timmanee and myself presented a keynote on Drupal Starshot at Drupal Developer Days 2024 two weeks ago in Burgas, Bulgaria. We got requests from many people that more content on Starshot would be great, so we decided to open source our slide deck! The organizers just published the video recording as well, so while we did not put in speaker notes to these slides, you can get the details from the recording.
Feel free to make a copy of the slides and present this at your company, meetup, Drupal 11 launch party, and so on!
Check out the Drupal Starshot marketing page for further marketing resources, logos and backgrounds.
Here’s a quick guide to add custom CSS classes to the body tag of your page based on the views name for targeted styling of views pages.
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I'm excited to announce the formation of the Drupal Starshot Advisory Council. When I announced Starshot's Leadership Team, I explained that we are innovating on the leadership model by adding a team of advisors. This council will provide strategic input and feedback to help ensure Drupal Starshot meets the needs of key stakeholders and end-users.
The Drupal Starshot initiative represents an ambitious effort to expand Drupal's reach and impact. To guide this effort, we've established a diverse Advisory Council that includes members of the Drupal Starshot project team, Drupal Association staff and Board of Directors, representatives from Drupal Certified Partners, Drupal Core Committers, and last but not least, individuals representing the target end-users for Drupal Starshot. This ensures a wide range of perspectives and expertise to inform the project's direction and decision-making.
The initial members include:
The council has been meeting monthly to receive updates from myself and the Drupal Starshot Leadership Team. Members will provide feedback on project initiatives, offer recommendations, and share insights based on their diverse experiences and areas of expertise.
In addition to guiding the strategic direction of Drupal Starshot, the Advisory Council will play a vital role in communication and alignment between the Drupal Starshot team, the Drupal Association, Drupal Core, and the broader Drupal community.
I'm excited to be working with this accomplished group to make the Drupal Starshot vision a reality. Together we can expand the reach and impact of Drupal, and continue advancing our mission to make the web a better place.
This blog has been re-posted and edited with permission from Dries Buytaert's blog.
File attachments: starshot-council-1920w.jpgI'm excited to announce the formation of the Drupal Starshot Advisory Council. When I announced Starshot's Leadership Team, I explained that we are innovating on the leadership model by adding a team of advisors. This council will provide strategic input and feedback to help ensure Drupal Starshot meets the needs of key stakeholders and end-users.
The Drupal Starshot initiative represents an ambitious effort to expand Drupal's reach and impact. To guide this effort, we've established a diverse Advisory Council that includes members of the Drupal Starshot project team, Drupal Association staff and Board of Directors, representatives from Drupal Certified Partners, Drupal Core Committers, and last but not least, individuals representing the target end-users for Drupal Starshot. This ensures a wide range of perspectives and expertise to inform the project's direction and decision-making.
The initial members include:
The council has been meeting monthly to receive updates from myself and the Drupal Starshot Leadership Team. Members will provide feedback on project initiatives, offer recommendations, and share insights based on their diverse experiences and areas of expertise.
In addition to guiding the strategic direction of Drupal Starshot, the Advisory Council will play a vital role in communication and alignment between the Drupal Starshot team, the Drupal Association, Drupal Core, and the broader Drupal community.
I'm excited to be working with this accomplished group to make the Drupal Starshot vision a reality. Together we can expand the reach and impact of Drupal, and continue advancing our mission to make the web a better place.
