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Joomla Community Magazine | May 2012

 

JCM May EditionThe May issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here!

Our stories this month:

EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

Joomla! Around the World…, by Dianne Henning

FEATURE STORIES

5 Steps Towards Successful Time Management, by Gabe Wahhab

Joomla Events Website Launch, by Mike Carson

Pros and Cons of Partnering with a Web Design Agency, by Luke Summerfield

PROJECT NEWS

Leadership Highlights for April 2012, by Alice Grevet

SITEBUILDERS

Drupal to Joomla! Migration - Truthout.org, by Jon Neubauer

Best Ukrainian sites made ​​on Joomla CMS, Part 3, by Denys Nosov

DESIGNERS

Design Trends - Parallax Designs, by Peter Bui

How to convert Joomla 1.5 template to Joomla 2.5 template, by Tuan Bui

Free Your Fonts From the Web Safe Straight Jacket, by John Hooley

BUSINESS MATTERS

6 Powerful Tips for Every Multilingual Website, by Gabe Wahhab

Skyrocket Your Joomla! Business By Leveraging Subcontractors, by Luke Summerfield

RFP's, Proposals, and Contracts – Part 1, by Mike Carson

ADMINISTRATORS

Joomla ACL: Configuring back-end ACL, by Jen Kramer

EVENTS

A Tale of Two Cookies, by Paul Orwig

Joomla Events Around the World in May 2012, by Jacques Rentzke

The First Joomla!Day in Iran, by Hagen Graf

 

In our next issue

We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!




J and Beyond, an International Joomla! Conference

jab12-logoJ and Beyond, an International Joomla! Conference, is back for the third year.

For 3 days in May (18th -20th) Joomla! developers and site builders from over 30 countries will gather in Bad Nauheim, near Frankfurt, right in the heart of Europe.

The programme for J and Beyond is created by the participants through a public "Call for Papers" and this year for the first time we will be integrating the Joomla! Project Roadmap sessions.

J and Beyond is your opportunity to:

  • Learn from others
  • Present your ideas
  • Plan for the future
  • Meet the people behind the avatar
  • AND most importantly - to have fun!

You can find out more by visiting http://jandbeyond.org.

Joomla Roadmap Meetings

The second Joomla Roadmap meeting will be taking place during J and Beyond 2012.

The purpose of this meeting is to get more people more intensely involved with the development of Joomla itself. While there will be room for on-the-fly topics, the main topics or features have been selected ahead of time based on suggestions from the community. You can find our more by clicking here.

Location

Bad Nauheim is right in the centre of Europe not far from Frankfurt (approx 35km). This historic spa town has become a world leading centre for medical care and recovery but is perhaps more famous for being the place where Elvis Presley was stationed during his time in the US Army. You can find our more by clicking here.

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Joomla Has Been Downloaded Over 30 Million Times

Joomla today announces that its core files have been downloaded more than 30 million times from Joomla.org. Joomla now averages around 1 million downloads every month.

The Joomla community attributes the continued growth in the number of individuals, companies and organizations using the CMS to an aggressive development road map that included the release of Joomla 1.7 in July 2011. The CMS also began adhering to a six-month release cycle meaning more product enhancements being introduced more often. New features in the latest version included multi-database support, one-click version updating, predefined search options and language-specific font settings.

Another key factor in the growth in use of Joomla is that a significant number of government agencies have adopted Joomla, which powers about 3,100 government agencies’ Websites, blogs and intranets. Some features that have driven government adoption include one-click version updates, access control oversight, multilingual capabilities and the Joomla Platform that enables developers to build multipurpose, multi-device applications like mobile and cloud computing apps and enterprise business systems that can run independent from the core CMS. However, organizations using Joomla are not just isolated to government agencies. Recently, an industry research firm reported that Joomla powers at least 1.6 million Websites.

Moreover there has been an explosion in the number of Joomla extensions. More than 2,000 Joomla extensions have been introduced since March 2011. These extensions developed by Joomla’s community of thousands of developers provide added features not found in the core Joomla CMS. By providing compelling new features, these extensions drive Joomla’s widespread adoption in every imaginable industry, from nonprofits to some of the world’s largest financial institutions.

“It is an exciting time for Joomla given its strong position powering 2.7 percent of the Web, combined with its unique opportunity to influence the next wave of mobile and cloud Web development,” Paul Orwig, the new president and former treasurer of Open Source Matters, a nonprofit created to provide organization, legal and financial support to the Joomla project, said in a statement. “The platform split that enables Joomla to be used for developing mobile and cloud computing apps is a welcomed new wave of innovation for the Joomla community.”

As of the end of March 2011, Joomla was downloaded about 22 million times, meaning its adoption rate has grown about 40 percent over the last year. Joomla began keeping track of the number of CMS downloads in 2007. However, the Joomla CMS was first made available in 2005, which means the real number of downloads is presumably much higher.

With 2.7 percent of the Web running on Joomla, it is used for everything from small personal Websites and blogs to some of the largest enterprise, highest trafficked Websites and Intranets, including those operated by Citibank, eBay, General Electric, Harvard University, Ikea, McDonald’s, Sony, many large nations and more. Due to its power and elegance, the most inexperienced user to the most seasoned Web developer can use it.




Joomla Community Magazine | April 2012

 

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The April issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here!

 

Our stories this month:

Editor's Introduction

The Reel Deal, by Alice Grevet

Feature Stories

Worksy Makes Joomla User-Friendly for Non-Techies, by Ronni K. G. Christiansen
When in Rome, do as the Romans do, in Japan!, by Norito H.Yoshida
10 Joomla! Prejudices, by Angie Radtke
Best Ukrainian sites made on Joomla CMS. Part 2, by Denys Nosov

Project News

Leadership Highlights from March 2012, by Alice Grevet

Events

JoomlaDay in Iran, Algier, and The Netherlands, by Jacques Rentzke
2012 CMS Expo Learning and Business Conference, by Dianne Henning

Joomla! in Education

Joomla! GSoC 2012, by Jon Neubauer

Administrators

Joomla! Versions and Updates Explained, by Mark Dexter
Are You Sure You Want To Do It Yourself?, by Theo van der Zee
Customizing the Admin Menu, by Randy Carey

Designers

Award-winning Joomla web site featured by Apple in the new iPad campaign, by Victor Drover

Developers

New from Joomla! Press: Joomla! Programming, by Jacques Rentzke
J!Day Guatemala & J!Platform, by Guillermo Bravo
Check username availability with Ajax, by Nicola Galgano

Site builders

Website Case Study: Global Online Magazine, by Adam D'arcy

Business Matters

Maximizing Your Agency's Joomla! Expo Experience, by Luke Summerfield
Nine Points to Leverage when Selling a Joomla! 2.5 Upgrade, by Don Cranford
5 Vital Items to Consider When Raising Your Hourly Rate, by Gabe Wahhab

In our next issue

We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!




Joomla 2.5.4 Released

Security Release

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.4. This is a security release. The Production Leadership Team's goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! development at the Developer Site.

The update process is very simple, and complete instructions are available here. Note that there are now easier and better ways of updating than FTPing the files.

Download

New Installations: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.4 (Full package) »

Update Package: Click here to download Joomla 2.5.4 (Update package) »

Note: Please read the update instructions before updating.

Instructions

Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo or the Joomla JumpBox. Documentation is available for beginners.

Please note that you should always backup your site before upgrading.

Release Notes

Check the Joomla 2.5.4 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Statistics for the 2.5.4 release period

  • Joomla 2.5.4 contains:
    • 3 new features added
    • 157 tracker issues fixed

Joomla 2.5.4 uses version 11.4 of the Joomlal Platform.

New Features Added

The following new features have been added, with links to the Feature tracker issue.

Security Issues Fixed

Tracker Issues Fixed

ID Summary/Link Category
27941 Add warning/no warning icons on Database screen Administration
27842 Batch processing broken Administration
28175 Calendar readonly="true" status prevents loading custom calendars. Administration
27923 com_menus item model calls non-existing method Administration
28190 com_search: Show Search Results results in PHP fatal error Administration
27052 Content menu displayed when disable component content Administration
28252 Don't show the site secret and optimize ConfigModelApplication Administration
28180 fix for com_modules getListQuery returning too many rows [patch attached] Administration
28158 Fix for override manager regarding plugins Administration
27868 Joomla 1.7.x batch processing allow move items to trashed categories Administration
28007 Languages overrides not showing content when showing is set to all Administration
27893 New version module interferes with license notice in Hathor Administration
28269 Protected extensions can be disabled through the toolbar Administration
27844 Version Module for Admin to show Joomla version in Footer admin Template Administration
28237 PHP Notice in back end login when cache enabled. Authentication and Login
27600 Editor-XTD buttons Issues in FireFox 9 Browsers
28314 #28299 can cause performance issue if root category is loaded in non multilanguage mode CMS Libraries
24338 Autoupdate fails for components after applying a patch from issue #24305 CMS Libraries
28226 Incorrect SQL statement for MenuItems in menuitem library CMS Libraries
28093 JVersion::getHelpVersion() unnecessarily checks the version CMS Libraries
28091 Move the check if multilang is enabled to the libraries CMS Libraries
28299 SEF issue when using article button in multilanguage CMS Libraries
27829 $app variable can possibly not be set, causing a PHP error Code Quality
25423 $message not initialized in ~/components/com_users/controllers/reset.php Code Quality
28023 Backport JSession::checkToken() from the platform Code Quality
28262 Bug with Rebuild button in the Menu Manager Code Quality
28125 Database change broke JUser getGroups() API Code Quality
27410 Don't use DS anymore Code Quality
28286 Fix @since tags for 2.5.4. Code style in CMS libraries. Code Quality
28265 Fix use of deprecated API in com_installer Code Quality
27870 Joomla 2.5 com_content generates non-valid xhtml Code Quality
28186 PHP Strict Standards: Non-static method UsersHelperRoute::getResetRoute() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context Code Quality
28088 Strict error with JSite::getMenu() Code Quality
27818 Update 1.7 strings to 2.5 Code Quality
27886 An unpublished linked contact leads to articles not being displayed. Components
27581 Basic Search contact search is broken Components
26986 Batch processing of articles doesn't work for users with restricted rights Components
27700 com_redirect redirects should use 301 redirect, not 303 Components
28174 com_wrapper doesn't support iframe without border Components
27780 Dublicate Template Styles Components
27872 Error in Banner Track Clicks Components
27853 error notice using search in joomla 2.5 Components
27956 Missing security check of file default_links.php Components
28187 Notice in com_contact when sendEmail fails Components
23021 Notice message in banners model Components
28280 Regression in the com_installer warnings Components
28206 Result Description "if condition" was missing in com_finder Components
28154 RSS feed of com_finder throws fatal error Components
27716 Saving 'Start Publishing' updates 'Finish Publishing' not 'Start Publishing' Components
28277 Wrong 'category' tag in category feed Components
28172 Backslashes are added every time you save Wrapper menu item Database
27774 Joomla on Windows Azure - Load time is slow Database
28001 path delimiter doesn't work properly on SQL Server and SQL Azure Database
28318 Remove duplicate SQL Server directories. Database
28266 Sql error generated in menus Database
28222 SQL error generated in system redirect plugin Database
28008 sql syntax error in libraries/joomla/database/table/session.php:137 Database
27961 Template is not displayed in the Styles (backend) Database
27960 Unable to create an article Database
27888 users notes categories Database
26602 Front end article creation in unpublished category Forms
28150 ContentBuildRoute does not remove layout if link attached to menu item Front End
27890 mod_menu invalid rendering of items of type alias and url Front End
27824 Offline image overflow Front End
27931 Profile fields not available in edit, only registration Front End
28134 Typo in com_content view Front End
28145 Add uninstall support for possibly installed media files Installation
28323 com_joomlaupdate does not delete joomla.xml file in root folder Installation
28325 Deleted files not being deleted during version update Installation
28259 Error in Database tab in Extension Manager Installation
28261 Error message contains the string Joomla 1.7 Installation
27919 Extension Manager: Database does not fix text filter problem Installation
27887 Extension Manager: Database does not fix update problem Installation
28122 Fix installation for Joomla 3.0 Installation
27751 Installation - Check to ensure the schema file exists Installation
28188 Javascript issue on IE7 during install Installation
27916 Path of home sub-menu items contain "News Feeds" Installation
27568 Remove the use of all deprecated functions (except JRequest and JException) in the installation. Installation
28132 Typo in joomla-cms / installation / models / configuration.php Installation
26468 Unable to install multiple updates at once Installation
27920 Update SQL query requires temp table permissions Installation
27895 Version Number Module Not Assigned to Menus Installation
28329 Joomla Update component requires Purge Cache to change Update Server Installation
27863 JHtmlGrid::sort broken Javascript
27843 media.php jInsertFieldValue Javascript
27880 Please first make a selection from the lis't: Huge error on 40+ sites Javascript
28268 Update MooTools to 1.4.5 Javascript
28046 Update MooTools to version 1.4.4 Javascript
27905 Upgrade MooTools to version 1.4.3 Javascript
27889 Change permissions in language manager changes default language to english Languages
28090 Changes to the Administrator Language Strings Languages
27796 COM_USERS_FITLER_NOTES Languages
28072 Content Languages ordering broken Languages
28098 Entering link to article via Article button -making it Multilanguage aware Languages
28036 Implementing Access levels for Content Languages Languages
28157 Inconsistent Language Constants in the Beez_20 Language Files Languages
27929 Installing sample data and defining as site lang another lang then English breaks links Languages
28151 Joomla! 2.5 - Multilanguage feature - external links end with 404 Languages
28115 PHP 5.3.8 Notice for some language packs with iconv Languages
27975 smart search author not translated. Languages
27966 Wrong constants in article menu item Languages
27959 Wrong redirection when login on multilang site with SEF on. Languages
27779 Articles; H1 tag appearing before the article title... Layouts
27864 User profile page does not HTML escape the user's name Layouts
23414 Flash uploader rtl - browse button disabled Media Manager
28199 Archive module error when no articles are archived Modules
28099 Editor buttons in Custom HTML module Modules
28000 Featured articles parameter does not work in mod_articles_popular Modules
28316 Incorrect ordering value if editing last module Modules
28017 JModuleHelper All but selected does not work correctly when there is no itemid Modules
27659 joomla 2.5beta1 module alternative layout on admin side don't work Modules
27536 mod_articles_category ordering Modules
27902 mod_languages html 5 validation error empty action attribute Modules
28021 mod_login module does not HTML escape the user's name Modules
27896 mod_search head search link title not escaped Modules
28068 Module weblinks does not import needed JModel class Modules
28086 No access to params "images" in mod_articles_news Modules
28181 Notice in weblinks module Modules
27150 PHP Fatal error when detele a article category assigned to a artcle categories module** Modules
27873 The related articles modules (mod_related_items) are not showing Modules
27972 Multilanguage Status module report version 1.7.1 should be 2.5.x None
27802 The package installer insert two database entries on templates None
27784 Use less deprecated functions None
28120 XHTML 1.0 Transitional None
28303 Change 28026 so it doesn't modify platform files Platform
28264 Fix JSession::checkToken() to be forward compatible with Joomla 3.0 Platform
27706 JAccess::getGroupsByUser doesn't work as expected in case of guest user Platform
28133 JMail addAttachment ignores parameters (filename, encoding, type) Platform
27951 Missing parameter handling in magic proxy methods for name quotes Platform
26346 Sync some changes from the platforum Platform
26906 Zip Archive native unpack wrong result Platform
27662 Can't update #__update_sites table at extension install on SQL Server Plugins
27990 Captcha Typo (with solution) Plugins
27862 Code error plgUserProfile line 188 Plugins
27918 Date format in /plugins/usr/profile/profile.php is wrong Plugins
28179 JText values in js of quick icons force to escape single quotes Plugins
27477 languagefilter: build rule is deleting "option" param Plugins
27770 loadposition strips the $ character from html modules Plugins
28118 Notice 'Only variable references should be returned by reference' Plugins
28044 Plugin Loadmodule ignores selected style Plugins
28075 Recapthca image doesnt show up, maybe because of https secure website Plugins
27898 System cache throws warning on Ajax requests with JSON response Plugins
28284 System messages included in cached pages Plugins
28255 Update TinyMCE to version 3.4.9 + optimizations Plugins
28028 Entering an article link via the Article button=>links broken in SEF Search Engine Friendly
27759 Alternative Sample Data Files (blog and brochure) SQL Files
28121 Empty trash not trashing some sample data articles SQL Files
27885 TinyMCE settings in SQL don't reflect recent changes in options. SQL Files
27992 Beez 2.0 has one css file still hardcoded with template name Templates
28198 Beez 5 generating warings/notices Templates
28117 Hathor forgotten in #28072 Templates
28140 JText values in js beez templates force to escape single quotes Templates
27938 labels missing for Smart Search / Finder module Templates
28114 missing css .icon-32-print class in bluestork template Templates
27907 Sitename not escaped Templates
28263 27052 does not work as should for System Links menu items User Interface
28162 Creating menu items saves selection when it shouldn't User Interface

 

Joomla! Bug Squad

Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug in Joomla, please report it on the Joomla! CMS Issue Tracker.

Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: A Firoozmandan, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Alain Rivest, Andrea Tarr, Andrew Eddie, Ashwin Date, Bill Richardson, Brian Teeman, Chris Davenport, Christophe Demko, Denise McLaurin, Dennis Hermacki, Elin Waring, Emerson Rocha Luiz, Francisco Marzoa, Ian MacLennan, Jacob Waisner, Jacques Rentzke, James Brice, Janich Rasmussen, Jean-Marie Simonet, Jennifer Marriott, Jeremy Wilken, Kevin Griffiths, Loyd Headrick, Mark Dexter, Matt Thomas, Michael Babker, Mutuga Kigumi, Neil McNulty, Nikolai Plath, Ofer Cohen, Prasit Gebsaap, Rachmat Wakjaer, Rob Clayburn, Roland Dalmulder, Rouven Weßling, Rune Sjøen, Samuel Moffatt, Shaun Maunder, Sudhi Seshachala, Tim Plummer, Tom Fuller, Troy Hall, Viet Hoang Vu, Holger Brandt, Leo Lammerink, Herve Boinnard.

Bug Squad Leadership: Mark Dexter Coordinator; Elin Waring and Marijke Stuivenberg, Team Leaders.

Joomla! Security Strike Team

A big thanks to the Joomla! Security Strike Team for their ongoing work to keep Joomla secure. Members include: Airton Torres, Alan Langford, Bill Richardson, Elin Waring, Jason Kendall, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mark Dexter, Omar Ramos, Rouven WeĂźling, Samuel Moffatt.




Leadership Blog Joomla! - the dynamic portal engine and content management system
A proposal for a new Joomla project structure

Joomla proposed leadership structureLast year at the Joint Leadership Summit (JLS) (in San Jose, California from July 29-31, 2011) we've discussed about our project’s leadership structure (see this blog post: Proposed Leadership structure changes & request for community feedback).

A proposal for a new Joomla project structure was made by Alan Langford, Javier Gomez, Jeremy Wilken, Peter Martin and Christine Graf and is available at Google Docs.

An Infographic of this proposed project structure was made by Themepartner.

To comment and discuss this blog, please visit the JPeople site at http://people.joomla.org/groups/viewdiscussion/1485-proposal-for-a-new-joomla-project-structure.html?groupid=714




The JED and Version Support

In mid-2011, the Production Leadership Team (PLT) announced a new release cycle for the Joomla CMS.  Rather than a "feature-based" release, which could take years for a new version to be released, the PLT chose a "time-based" release strategy.  Additionally, a new version numbering system was adopted to provide standardization to the versions.  If you are unfamiliar with this, or simply don't understand it fully, I recommend reading Mark Dexter's article in the Joomla Community Magazine this month.  The PLT's development strategy makes it clear that new versions will be released every 6 months and explains the goals behind this strategy.  The JED supports this strategy, however it has been a learning experience with new versions being released so quickly in comparison to the former release method.

Currently, you will see the version badges on listings for 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5.  While this isn't ideal, it has helped developers and users incrementally move to the latest Long Term Support (LTS) version (2.5.4).  This cycle (from 1.5 to 2.5) has given the CLT the opportunity to review, in real-life, how the new cycle affects adoption rates on both Short Term Support (STS) and LTS versions and how best to adapt the JED to these new changes.  

The following outlines the way versions will be handled in the JED:

LTS versions will be listed in the directory for 180 days (6 months) after End of Life (EOL).

STS versions will NOT be listed in the directory, instead a "Series" will included both STS and LTS versions - which means that starting with version 3.0 you will see a badge for "Joomla 3x Series" and developers, if they mark that version as available on their listing, will need to ensure that the extension is compatible with the latest release of the series.

This means....

Version 1.5 - Will be listed in the directory for 6 months after it's EOL.

Version 1.6 - Will be removed (see below for more details)

Version 1.7 - Will be removed (see below for more details)

Version 2.5 - Will be listed in the directory for 6 months after it's EOL.

Joomla 3x Series - Will be listed in the directory for 6 months after the EOL of the LTS version in the series (version 3.5)

 

What happens with 1.6 and 1.7 badges?

The versions of 1.6 and 1.7, still currently in the directory, will be removed as of April 30, 2012.  There are still a substantial amount of listings that have not marked 2.5 compatibility and the JED would like to give these developers an opportunity to get caught up.  If you have a listing that isn't marked as 2.5 compatible but is marked as 1.6/1.7 compatible, you have until the end of the month to mark 2.5 compatibility

As of April 1, 2012, the JED will only accept listings that are compatible with the latest Joomla STS Version (2.5).  You may still mark the extension as 1.5 compatible, but no 1.5, 1.6, 1.7-only listings will be accepted any longer.

What happens with pending listings that are not 2.5 compatible?

These listing submissions will recieve an error code and won't be published until a 2.5 version is available and marked/uploaded on the listing.  Please remember that if you mark both 1.5 and 2.5 compatible icons, you must attach both versions to the listing and the download link must point to a page that includes both downloads.

 

To comment and discuss this blog, please visit the JPeople site at http://people.joomla.org/groups/viewdiscussion/1473-the-jed-and-version-support.html?groupid=714




Call for OSM Board Nominations

Open Source Matters (OSM) is entrusted with providing organizational, legal, and financial support for the Joomla! project. You can find out more about the organization at http://www.opensourcematters.org.

Given those responsibilities, and the recent departure of two long-serving board members, and the OSM officer changes resulting in the election of the Treasurer to President, the decision has been made to expand the board once more.

We are looking for your nominations for new OSM board members.

We acknowledge that the greater worldwide Joomla! community can help us a lot in this election process, and make us aware of potential candidates we may overlook.

Nomination Information

We are looking for up to three new board members. Useful areas of experience and expertise include:

  • Accounting, bookkeeping or financial
  • Legal or trademark
  • Organizational or managerial skills
  • Non-profit organizations
  • Fund-raising
  • PR and Marketing
  • Education or certification development work
  • Events planning and support

Nomination Criteria

We are looking to recruit the very best and the brightest members in the Joomla! community.

Some of the criteria that will be used when evaluating nominations include:

  • Community: the nominee should have a strong track-record of successfully collaborating with, enabling others and earning the respect of the Joomla! community.
  • Character: the nominee should have proven themselves a person of high character, with a history of acting honestly, fairly and openly when in leadership roles.
  • Experience and Expertise: if the nominee is being proposed for a specific role, they should have strong experience and expertise in that area.
  • Success: the nominee should be able to point to a history of success and leaving previous roles in a better state than when they arrived.
  • Diversity: to work towards gender balance and geographical diversity, we are committed to seeking nominations from talented members of the Joomla! community who are female and / or are fluent speakers of languages other than English.

Nomination Schedule

  • Nominations close: April 11
  • Appointments announced: April 25




Volunteers for Community Channels Workgroup wanted

During the past years the amount of Joomla community channels grown substantially. New ideas were developed and many of them came with a new subsite somewhere in the joomla.org family of sites. Today actual Joomla information can be found on many places, you possible need to visit several sites to keep yourself up to date, maybe too many meanwhile...? And are all these subsites still needed and relevant? Or do we need to combine them in a new improved channel that fit all our needs?




An open letter to the new OSM president

Hi Paul,

Congratulations! You’ve been elected to a key leadership role in one of the world’s most successful open source projects. This is going to be a fun ride, I promise. Okay, it might not always be “fun”, but I can promise you that it will be one of the most memorable jobs you’ll ever take. And yes, I did label it a “job”.

As you get started, I thought I’d share some lessons I’ve learned from my two years as President, and five years as an OSM board member. Take the advice as you see fit. Ignore some of it, absorb some of it. Heck, many times, I didn’t follow my own advice, and I can assure you that it often lead to less-than-successful conclusions. Don’t be me. Be better than me by learning from my challenges.

Just know that each of these morsels of advice has an hour-long background story to it, so if you’re looking for more details, grab me a drink and we can chat. I’ll take a Pacifico, if you’re asking.

  • This leads me to my first point, and a critical one at that for any OSM President: be prepared to drink quite a bit. As you know, the Joomla community likes to have a good time, and when they’re having a good time, they’d like to sit down and share ideas with you. This is awesome. I remember going to the first J and Beyond and running a marathon of meetings. Of course, this also means they’ll likely want to grab a drink with you. This will continue many times during each Joomla event you attend, so start training now.
  • While it’s not appropriate to sleep during a presentation at an event, it’s perfectly reasonable to sleep between sessions, outside on lawns, in taxis, and anywhere else you can get some shut-eye between chats. I’ve found using empty plastic water bottles can make exceptional pillows. Feel free to ask me for more travel advice as needed.
  • After taking in all the information you think is appropriate to make a decision, do what you believe is right and move forward. You’ve been selected for this position by your peers to lead them, and more often than not, you’ll be walking into new or unknown territory. It’s okay if not everyone is happy with your decision, but making a decision is more important than making everyone happy.
  • Support the continued internationalization of the project, in every way possible.
  • Delegate as much as possible by empowering those around you, but when you do, make sure to ask the delegates if they have time for the role. Nothing is worse than the fun of reading an email from someone you just volunteered for a position they didn’t want.
  • The clearer the role, the more likely its outputs will meet your goals and lead to higher levels of satisfaction by volunteers. More satisfied volunteers mean a more productive project. A more productive project means you’ve accomplished a slice of your job. Quickly smile to yourself, and move on to your hundred other things to tackle.
  • Setting measurements and metrics before assigning responsibilities and tasks are critical components to volunteers’ success. Remembering that everyone supporting Joomla is doing so voluntarily will help you in setting appropriate measures of success.
  • There’s only so far we’re going to be able to take OSM and Joomla leadership without hiring staff. I think we’re actually already beyond a point of volunteer comfort for some roles office roles within OSM. Push forward a discussion on deciding the best route forward for OSM and Joomla that recognizes the limits of a purely volunteer team and balancing that against a focus on effectiveness. I believe Joomla’s leadership can be more effective if certain office roles have paid-staff to support them.
  • Remember that all of this is supposed to be fun. If you’re not having fun, find ways to make it fun. Start by realizing your predecessor took the stage at every Joomla event with a three-foot tall inflatable penguin. The bar has been set very low, so I suspect you’ll have no problem bringing your own sense of fun to keep everyone on their toes.
  • Within your first few weeks, have a one-on-one voice conversation with every member of the Leadership Team. Spend the time listening to their ideas and opinions, and open a line of communication. Their views on the project’s next steps should help you craft your own direction for OSM. Plus, they all have great personal stories that will give you insight on the pure awesome opportunity we have to bring all these talents together to better the community.
  • The President serves the community. This role is different than other volunteer opportunities within the project. You’re both a leader and a servant of the greatest open source community. Be vigilant of the needs of the community, while recognizing you serve at the pleasure of the COC.
  • Spend the majority of your communication time listening. Go out of your way at Joomla events to have as many one-on-one discussions as possible, and while there, ask as many questions as possible. Not only will this enable you to make more informed leadership decisions, but it will also save your voice.
  • During OSM board meetings, lead by getting out of the way. Consider your opinion to be the least important during discussions. Start discussions by encouraging others to share their thoughts before sharing yours.
  • Set the level of decorum you wish to maintain in meetings early. It will serve you well when times are tough, especially during passionate and difficult conversations.
  • We’ve spent the last two years saving money and building a strong reserve. Now it’s time to spend it wisely. Gain consensus and move forward building the next generation of leadership structures.
  • Fill roles that are well-defined. Don’t create positions just so people can have titles. Aim to build task lists not teams. All the above will help avoid the politics that too often troubles open source projects.
  • Push forward the discussion on the critical leadership changes needed for the project to reach its next level of success. See it through to either success or failure, but don’t let the discussion end without aiming for a decisive decision.
  • Burritos. Eat lots of burritos. That’s obvious.
  • Have the team start working on next year’s budget now (February). While you’re at it, start working on the following year’s budget now too. It’s going to take a while, trust me. Wait, you already know that.
  • Support an increased of investment in Joomla events, especially in countries that have not already hosted a Joomla!Day.
  • Aim to increase regional diversity on the OSM board by including a member of the board from South America. Aim to increase gender diversity on the OSM board and encourage more women to apply for board positions. Both efforts can help the board better reflect the needs of the community.
  • Lead the effort to continue making it easier for the community to leverage our brand to spread the word about this terrific project.
  • Keep legal costs as low as possible, but not at the determent of the project’s assets. We have terrific lawyers that provide great advice, but at the end of the day, OSM’s mandate is to make the appropriate legal decisions taking in a number of factors. A balanced approach is useful.
  • Use legal tools as necessary, but aim to use diplomatic channels before legal routes. Every dollar spent on legal procedures is a dollar that could have otherwise be spent on a community event, evangelism, etc. Keep the opportunity cost in mind.
  • The Joomla project has a few very valuable assets. One of those is the trademark. Protect it. Like legal advice, however, there is a realm of diminishing returns on investment and opportunity cost. Keep both in mind when deciding where to invest the project’s money.
  • As tempting (and fun) as they might be, drop your other Joomla responsibilities. Being OSM President is going to take focus, and buckets of it. You won’t be able to achieve all that you want as President without giving it all your energy.
  • Set your term’s vision and values early, and be as consistent as possible in communicating it to the community and the Leadership Team. Simpler the better. You get to lead in setting the tone for OSM, so do so wisely and clearly.
  • Talking about communicating your values, I still think a focus on transparency, empowerment, and accountability are key items that can use improvement across OSM. It’s a never-ending job, so I’d appreciate it if you kept pushing that forward.
  • If re-elected, serve only two years. Always keep your eyes opened for potential successors, and be inclusive in your decision making processes to help spread the knowledge for the next potential President.
  • People outside the community will try to force you into taking opinions about how Joomla stacks up against other open source projects in an effort to have you say something derogatory about another project. Don’t fall for the trap. Take the high road.
  • Attend as many Joomla events as possible, but don’t believe that you need to be a road warrior to make an impact.
  • Don’t sacrifice your personal and work life for Joomla.
  • Don’t try to fill anyone else’s shoes, especially mine. They’re size 12.5 narrow, they stink, and they’re likely not going to fit you anyway. Fill your own shoes and lead with your own style.
  • Work to build stronger relationships with our Joomla communities in Africa and Asia. Amazing work is being done in these regions, and their involvement in our community is critical to our success moving forward.
  • Take a lesson from tai chi: deflect negative energy, don’t fight it head on. The people sending you negative energy likely have more time on their hands than you, so you’ll never get ahead...and likely never please them. Take the morsels of lessons learned from the criticism and move on. Sending positive energy is what you’re all about now.
  • That said, don’t ignore constructive criticism. Don't let it get personal.  Every critical comment on your work is free focus group feedback. Consider it an opportunity for you to set the bar higher.
  • Family, friends, and work all come before Joomla. Repeat that over and over in your head.
  • When you’re having a tough day, remember this: you’re serving one the greatest open source projects ever created.  You’re an integral part of the best success story for collaborative leadership in the software world...possibly the technology world as a whole. Your work is making Joomla a better community.
  • I’m here to help whenever you need it. Put me on your speed-dial. Sometimes it might feel lonley, but you're not alone.

You’re going to do a great job. The community and your teammates are here to help you be successful.  Blaze a new trail!  I've got your back.

In Joomla! we rock,
Ryan Ozimek
OSM President, 2010-2012




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