Open Web Manifesto published for Drupal, the world's most powerful open source software

The Drupal Open Web Manifesto is here. From its inception, the goal of the Open Web Manifesto has been to be a public declaration of what Drupal is and who it is for. It will become a cornerstone for Drupal's messaging and programming and will support Drupal's vision moving forward.

PORTLAND, Ore., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Over the past few months, the Drupal Association has been collaborating with Drupal founder Dries Buytaert to create the Drupal Open Web Manifesto. From its inception, the goal of the Open Web Manifesto has been to be a public declaration of what Drupal is and who it is for. It will become a cornerstone for Drupal's messaging and programming and will support Drupal's vision moving forward.

The Drupal community's input was vital

While developing the manifesto, the Drupal Association knew that the community's input would be vital to creating a manifesto that served all of the Drupal community's needs. To ensure that all of the community's needs were covered, the association collected input via survey questions to support the formation of the manifesto.

The core of the Drupal community aligns with Open Web principles

The Drupal Association felt it was essential for Drupal to take an active role in the Open Web because of how crucial the Open Web's principles are - open to all and built on freedom, inclusion, and decentralization. As an open source software, anyone can download, use, work on, and share Drupal. Drupal's principles of collaboration, globalism, and innovation are directly tied to the continuation of the Open Web, and vice versa.

In the community input survey that was created to gather input, many thoughtful responses were received to the questions that helped shape and format the manifesto. The survey ran from 12 January 2023 to 27 January 2023 and consisted of eight questions, four open-ended and four multiple-choice. The input was received from 182 members of the Drupal community, who all provided insightful feedback!

Highlights from the community's input via the survey include:

"Open Source technology should put useful, quality tools in the hands of as many users as possible, while lessening the economic barriers to being able to leverage those tools (e.g., tech that can only be used or deployed by a small minority of stakeholders)." – Survey Participant

"I would love to see Drupal become a leader as an accessible-first CMS with a robust, intuitive user interface for content editors and site builders." – Survey Participant

"Open Source helps level the playing field in a world where the government becomes a tool for large corporations to limit market choice, and large corporations the tool of government to limit individual freedom.

Now even the poorest people in the most oppressive governments, given any access to technology, can run open source programs for free and improve their lives. "– Survey Participant

This input and more directly influenced the creation of the manifesto, and the Drupal Association wants to thank everyone who took the time to give their feedback. Read the Drupal Open Web Manifesto now.

About Drupal and the Drupal Association

Drupal is the open source content management software used by millions of people and organizations worldwide, made possible by a community of 100,000-plus contributors and enabling more than 1.3 million users on Drupal.org. The Drupal Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the Drupal software project, fostering the community, and supporting its growth.

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While developing the manifesto, the Drupal Association knew that the community's input would be vital to creating a manifesto that served all of the Drupal community's needs.

Media Contact

Christina Lindner, Drupal Association, 1 503-468-440 732, [email protected], drupal.org/association

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