Talking Drupal Newsletter #335

Today we are talking about LocalGov Drupal.

www.talkingDrupal.com/335

Topics

• LocalGov description

• What a council is and how LocalGov helps

• Who it’s for

• Publicly owned asset

• How distributions reduce cost

• Layout Builder vs Paragraphs

• Headless / Decoupled

• Central gov.uk design system

• Drupal version

• Updating

• Roadmap

• How to help

Resources

• LocalGov Drupal

  • Main site

  • Demo site, based off default install

  • Documentation site

  • Drupal project

  • Github home

• Drupalcon talks

  • Mark Conroy

    • Theming Like a Pro - DrupalCon Europe 2021

  • Drupal Distributions - common challenges and solutions (Panel)

  • Why UK councils chose LocalGov Drupal (and didn’t) | DrupalCon

  • Theming for Distributions: Sub-theming Like a Pro | DrupalCon

  • Distributed governance in a distribution for local government | DrupalCon

• Sociocracy explainer

  • A very brief introduction to sociocracy | by Harri Kaloudis | Medium Sociocracy. The Operating System Of The New Economy

  • Mark’s twitch stream on decoupled gatsby work

    • Decoupled LGD

    • Mark’s YouTube

• Council sites

  • Westminster

  • Croydon

  • Lambeth

  • Cumbria

  • Bracknell Forest

• Gov.uk Design system

  • Step by step component

• Slack channel (needs invite)

• Meetings and Public Google calendar

  • (Or feel free to contact Will or Finn for invites)
    Admiral two ships sci fi reference?

Guests

Will Callaghan - localgovdrupal.org @willguv
Finn Lewis - agile.coop @finnlewis
Mark Conroy - annertech.com @markconroy

Hosts

Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi
Abby Bowman - www.linkedin.com/in/arbowman @abowmanr

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Show News

• Episode 335 was Abby’s last episode as a guest host. She was a great addition to the show over the past five weeks and look forward to having her back. Her Game Review will appear every other week.

• On March 1 we are recording an episode about Layout Paragraphs. If you have questions, DM us on twitter @talkingdrupal or send a message on the #talkingdrupal channel on Drupal slack.

• The next three episodes are about Layout Paragraphs, Tailwind and Smart Dates

• Save the Dates!! Drupal Providence announces quarterly meetup dates. 

Drupal Providence @DrupalPVD

Join us online again for #drupal #providence 2022. We just posted our 2022 dates for the year. We look forward to seeing you quarterly and feel free to ping us with topic ideas.

meetup.comUpcoming events | Drupal Providence (Providence, RI)Upcoming events for Drupal Providence in Providence, RI. A Meetup group with over 375 Drupalists.

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Abby’s Game of the Week

Socially Distanced Board Game Edition, Part 1

Metro X

X marks the stops! Flip a card, choose a subway line, and cross off the given number of stops on your map. Everyone plays at the same time, so there’s never a dull moment as you race to complete routes. Get the highest score and become an underground sensation!

As COVID stretched on, I looked at my board game shelf and despaired. What could I play with friends outside while sitting 6 feet apart? Metro X turned out to be an excellent option, and we’ve pulled this game out many times in the last two years. With the little whiteboards and dry erase markers, you don’t even need a table. The “roll n’ write” genre (or in this case, “draw a card n’ write”) contains many great games, but Metro X is particularly easy to learn and play while remaining challenging for more experienced players.

- Abigail Bowman @abowmanr linkedin

Upcoming Camps

• Drupal Developer Days Ghent, Belgium 2022 4/4 - 4/8, In person

• Drupaljam Re:United 6/1, Virtual and in person

• Drupal Camp Kyiv 2022 6/5, In person

• Drupal Camp Asheville 2022 7/8 -7/9, In person

Local Meetups

• Drupal State and the Need for a JavaScript SDK - Fox Valley Drupal 3/16, Virtual

• Introducing the Discover Drupal Initiative - Fox Valley Drupal 4/20, Virtual