What I see in this space is Marketing types that are blind to new technological developments. WP is designed for a very specific purpose, but Drupal has the capacity to encompass a lot of new emerging trends. I've had some marketing people blow up when someone suggests an alternative to WP, I would assume this indicates that this world has a lot invested in this technology. I get involved in the Drupal world and it is very lively and active. WP seems to be supported by SEO Gurus and Marketing professionals. WP risks getting squeezed out of their position due to Google's investment in Blogger.com and WP dependency on Google. You might see Yahoo latch onto WP, but if youre in the Linux world its good to stay in line with Google for the near future. I guess its all a question of what wave you want to catch. :)
The initial climb is a bit of a workout with Drupal, but in my view its worth it, theres a great view from that plateau once you get up there. Im currently involved in developing a Community Currency platform for Drupal called Bazaar. http://bazaar.openmoneyfoundation.org/ this project developed out of an article I wrote: http://www.joshuazeidner.com/2008/03/in-we-we-trust-prospect-of-local.html that was recently featuerd on Digital Gold Currency Magazine. http://tinyurl.com/3zqy2e If anyone here is interested in the Alt-Economics world (see literature featured on Bazaar site), feel free to email me! thanks, jmz On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 7:45 PM, keith smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting, Thanks! > > > Joshua Zeidner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Keith, > > While it is true to an extent that WP is popular with marketers, if > we are appealing to credibility here, Google has shown direct support > of Drupal rather than WP. > > http://buytaert.net/google-to-invest-70000-usd-in-drupal > > hope your weekend is going well, > > jmz > > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 7:07 AM, keith smith wrote: > > WordPress is also what is used by some of the most successful on the > > Internet at making a living off the Internet. > > > > > > > > > Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > > > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 8:32 PM, Matt Graham wrote: > > > After a long battle with technology, keith smith wrote: > > > > I'm wanting to learn WordPress and have installed version 2.5 on my > dev > > > > server > > > > > > > > Fedora Core 6 php 5+ mysql 5+ (I think) > > > > The docs say "...mod_rewrite permalinks require Apache's mod_rewrite > > > > module....". To use permalinks. When I change to permalinks and try to > > > > access any page except the home page I get a 404 page not found. > > > > > > > > I am wondering what might cause this and how I would verify if > Apache's > > > > mod_rewrite module is installed. > > > > > > http://crow202.dyndns.org:8080/wordpress/?p=6 > > > > > > ...seriously, there are some *strange* warts in WordPress. It works for > > what > > > I want, but I'm not doing anything really fancy. Yet. > > > > Drupal is far more flexible and does everything WP does. Wordpress > > is nice if youre a point and clicker. > > > > -jmz > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dilbert: Not more than ten minutes ago you beat a man senseless. > > > Alice: He was senseless before I beat him. > > > My blog and resume: http://crow202.dyndns.org:8080/wordpress/ > > > Matt G|There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to > > see > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > - http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ > > Keith Smith > > (520) 207-9877 > > PHP Programmer > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > > now. > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > > - http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > (520) 207-9877 > PHP Programmer > > > > ________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- - http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss