Questions answered by this session:
Why have we historically been averse to using code from others?
Even though we have a problem with this, Drupal does have some external code. Which code? Why?
Where else can we look for inspiration?
How can we be inspired by them?
What broader implications does this have on Drupal's community, culture, and philosophy?
Comments
testing, xml-rpc
Good topic! I'd also add that our testing system and our xml-rpc libraries both originated from external projects and then heavily refactored and Drupalized to a point where they barely resemble the original code. So that is also a pattern we followed for better or worse. Would be great to include that in the session as well.
Drupal NIH definitely a hindrance
Yeah, this is one of the most frustrating aspects of Drupal. There are so many issues, bugs, workarounds and hurdles that simply would not have ever come up if Drupal did not re-invent the wheel in so many areas.
See also:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1715811/drupal-development-and-use-by...