Every contributing member of the Joomla community should feel justifiably proud that our project won the 2011 Packt award for the Best Open Source CMS, as well as two other times since 2006. No we're not perfect, yes there are areas we can improve in, but these awards also show that we're doing a lot of things right!
One of the things that strikes me the strongest when I read the 2011 Water and Stone Open Source CMS Market Share report is what it doesn't say. By that I mean the report doesn't really highlight that Joomla continues to maintain its strong position in the open source CMS market despite the significant organizational and resource advantages that both WordPress and Drupal enjoy compared to Joomla. Consider that those other two projects both have much more support from commercial businesses than Joomla does. Consider also that those other two projects also both employ paid staff and developers, while Joomla currently relies totally on volunteers for those roles. When you take all of that into consideration, I think it is nothing short of amazing how well Joomla's market share compares to both WordPress and Drupal. And that is another point that every contributing member of the Joomla community should feel justifiably proud of!
Effective organizations try to emphasize their strengths and eliminate their weaknesses. I think one of Joomla's fundamental paradoxes is that our biggest strength is also sometimes our biggest weakness. Our global community of volunteer contributors produces, extends, and supports world class software for the millions of users who have chosen Joomla for their CMS. But sometimes we end up working against each other, and when that happens it draws time and energy away from making contributions, and it can also take away the fun of contributing.
If we want our project to truly reach its potential while also allowing contributors to have as much fun as possible along the way, we need to have a culture that is focused on both attracting and keeping a large and diverse group of volunteer contributors. Our award winning codebase is a great foundation for attracting those volunteer contributors. To keep them, everyone in our community needs to continually commit to supporting a culture where we treat each other respectfully and do our best to work together effectively. If we can consistently do that, then I believe our project and our community will continue to grow and thrive, and our shared journey together will also be a lot more fun!
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