@FIRST_LIGHT

Hey Anonymous. Seems there is a misunderstanding here. If you are looking for exploitation in action, I think you’ll have to keep looking elsewhere.

Drupal is a nonprofit volunteer-driven project. Drupalcon Boston 2008 is a nonprofit volunteer-driven conference operating on the assumption of zero profit margin. And if there is a profit it will go to the Drupal Association.

So no one is milking anyone. Leadership in rallying volunteers to work for the benefit of all is nothing to be ashamed of - it’s what makes communities go. The key is not to ask unless you are willing to give.

It’s sadly ironic that you should mention development of a free marketing plan. That’s exactly what I and many other volunteers have been doing for the last two months: free marketing plans and free marketing execution to make Drupalcon a success. It’s definitely a challenge, and sometimes I feel like we’ve overcommitted ourselves, but something tells me that it will all be worth it in the end.

Hopefully you’ll be able to make it to the conference and see the power of all this volunteerism first hand.

Cheers,

Jeff W.