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Exploring the Drupal universe - Drupal Tutorial
From the course: Drupal 7 Essential Training
Exploring the Drupal universe
There is a prolific Drupal developer named Dan Kudwien who wrote in a comment on my blog that Drupal is not a product, Drupal is the community. Now, I think he is going a little far. I mean you run code on your computer; you don't run community. But he does have a good point. Drupal is open-source software created and supported by individuals, not a central company. Well certain people and companies exert strong influence, there is no single authority. So let's take a moment to unravel this decentralized yet powerful community. First things first: while the Drupal project doesn't have a central authority, it does have a central meeting place--Drupal.org. There is a lot of information here, and you'll find yourself coming back to this site again and again once you start using Drupal. I'll show you around, but honestly, you'll often find yourself simply using the Search function. The first thing I'm going to do is to log in. Now, if you don't already have an account on Drupal.org, you…
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