OpenSourcery

The Linux Foundation Video Site allows visitors to share, search, and respond to user-generated videos, and to search Linux Foundation-produced videos and interviews. It's an elegant, user-friendly Drupal site that employs contributed and custom modules.

Key Features:

• YouTube Video Upload Module, updated from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6
• Related Content, Voting, and Tagging tools
• Social Networking tools
• User-friendly video upload

Story:

Imagine our excitement when the Linux Foundation approached OpenSourcery to develop a Drupal site that revamps how users upload, share, and comment on Linux-related videos. As Linux users and devotees ourselves, this project was doubly exciting: it meant working with one of our favorite organizations while employing development skills honed on previous social networking and user-generated content sites. The Linux Foundation chose OpenSourcery to replace their previous video portal with a dynamic, attractive Drupal site. We proposed a set of custom and contributed modules to support user-generated videos, improve search functionality, and transform the site into a true community forum. Our experience developing Video Upload modules, our ability to leverage a large code base, and our understanding of the Linux Foundation's long- and short-term project goals made OpenSourcery the right partner. We're ecstatic about the results (and if the immediate attention is any indication, so is the community).

Development Process:

OpenSourcery's development process and tight project management were integral to a successful launch. Upon our selection as developers, we assembled a Drupal team that would work closely with the Linux Foundation stakeholders and tech lead through every stage of the project. OpenSourcery's short development iterations and frequent communication with the Linux Foundation enabled us to launch the video site within a short space of time. We're happy to report that OpenSourcery continues to work with the Linux Foundation on an even more ambitious Drupal project encompassing their main website.

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