Talking Drupal Newsletter #361
Episode #361 - Drupal Credit System
Today we are talking about The Drupal Credit System with Matthew Tift.
Topics
What is the Drupal Credit system
How is credit given
How is credit tracked on the backend
What is the trickiest part of integration
Contributions are weighted, how is that handled
Why are contributions weighted
Are non code contributions included in the Drupal Credit system
How do you run analytics on the data
What is changing with the credit system
Other communities are thinking of integrating a credit system what are lessons shared
Resources
How We Compare: Leaderboards and Related Comparison Metrics in the Drupal Community (2021)
Drupal’s Credit System and Evidence-Based Open-Source Sustainability (2021)
Leaderboards and Metrics at Drupal.org with Matthew Tift and Tim Lehnen
DrupalCon Seattle: The Imaginary Band of Drupal Rock Stars (2019)
Gitlab issue on credit system
CHAOSS (Community Health Analytics Open Source Software) metric
Guests
Matthew Tift - matthewtift.com @matthewtift
Hosts
Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi
Cathy Theys - @YesCT
Module of the Week
Entity Redirect
Adds a configurable redirect after saving a node or other entity. The redirect is configurable per bundle. Also, given sufficient permissions (and presuming it is enabled for that specific content/bundle), individual users can configure their own redirects (on their profile edit page).
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#363 Cathy’s Show. Recording August 30.
#364 Cypress with Jordan Graham. Recording September 6.
#365 Event Platform with Martin Anderson-Clutz & Kaleem Clarkson. Recording September 13.
#366 Schema.org Blueprints Module with Jacob Rockowitz. Recording September 20.
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Open source runs on non-code contributions
Sometimes the hardest part of becoming an open source contributor is realizing how much you have to offer.
by John Picozzi
What is non-code contribution? I asked Google this question and got the following answer: "Any contribution that helps an open source project that does not involve writing code." Thanks, Google, but I already figured that out. If you asked me to dig deeper, I'd say it's about providing your time, skills, and resources to benefit a project.
Who is an open source contributor?
Early on, "contribution" implied writing code. Originally, Drupal's model was "Built by developers, for developers." Over the years, however, the Drupal community has shifted away from that mindset. Our community has learned to value non-code contributions just as much as code: Any contribution is contribution.
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