drupal.com -> drupal.org?

By jim_at_miramontes on 29 Sep 2006 at 01:08 UTC

I know this is a minor issue in the grand scheme of things, but it would be nice if drupal.com could redirect to drupal.org, instead of throwing a "You don't have permission to access / on this server." error. Just sayin'...

Comments

Would be nice but...

Michael M commented 29 September 2006 at 01:16

we don't own drupal.com. Search the forums for conversations with the domain owner not wanting to transfer ownership.

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http://eUploads.com

drupal.com also belongs to Dries.

yngens commented 29 September 2006 at 01:20

Actually, on http://whois.domaintools.com/drupal.com it is seen that drupal.com also belongs to Dries.

Right -- I had done the

jim_at_miramontes commented 29 September 2006 at 16:11

Right -- I had done the whois checks, and saw that the owners were the same. Hence my original post.

Ok,

Michael M commented 30 September 2006 at 15:33

here is the announcement: http://drupal.org/node/86768

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http://eUploads.com

There should be a clarification and pointer on the .com site

Leeteq commented 1 October 2006 at 10:01

Until Dries has decided on what to use Drupal.com for, I think there should be a page with a brief statement and a link to Drupal.org. Not an automatic redirect. Good for the coming new site to have a statement of its own to clarify things.

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I agree...

crbassett commented 12 November 2006 at 01:11

It would be advisable to have something like this in the meantime.

+1

ChrisKennedy commented 21 December 2006 at 03:14

Agreed, this still needs to be fixed.

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sepeck commented 21 December 2006 at 03:24

The suggested redirect 'solution' is assuming that something is broken. It is not broken. If Dries put a redirect there and then decided to do something else with the domain later the hue and cry would be loud. As it is, people need to correctly type their link. :)

-Steven Peck
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Test site, always start with a test site.
_{Drupal Best Practices Guide -|- Black Mountain}

-Steven Peck
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Test site, always start with a test site.
_{Drupal Best Practices Guide}

The initial comment isn't

ChrisKennedy commented 21 December 2006 at 03:30

The initial comment isn't asking for a redirect, it's asking for a paragraph (or even sentence) explanation with a link to drupal.org.

Oh dear

Christefano-oldaccount commented 11 July 2007 at 08:06

The current text on http://drupal.com/ is so geeky I think I'm almost embarrassed to be a Drupal developer.

It's all a conspiracy. We're hiding everything from you... or maybe the file doesn't actually exist. hmmm....

Or maybe you should make sure you typed the URL correctly...

Until Drupal is more marketing-savvy, I'm avoiding using the name in my marketing materials.

yawn

sepeck commented 11 July 2007 at 08:15

Excellent.

Drupal.com is not related to drupal.org. Drupal in general does not market itself. Developers who build sites do. Of course, if accurate URL's are difficult then it may be a problem for you.

-Steven Peck
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Test site, always start with a test site.
_{Drupal Best Practices Guide -|- Black Mountain}

-Steven Peck
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Test site, always start with a test site.
_{Drupal Best Practices Guide}

active -> fixed

Christefano-oldaccount commented 12 July 2007 at 22:57

This issue looks resolved now. Dries updated the info at http://drupal.com/ sometime today and the message is much more clear.

The Drupal community can be reached at http://drupal.org. -- Dries

PS: working on a better landing page.

Thanks, Dries!

If you want to help me craft

Dries commented 13 July 2007 at 13:30

If you want to help me craft a better explanation, get in touch with my by e-mail. Thanks.

This page is number 1 in

MGParisi commented 24 July 2008 at 14:50

This page is number 1 in page rank when searching drupal.com! WOOT! So if your like me and typed drupal.com in the wrong text box... Well now you know! ITS THE ONE WITH THE HTTP://

AND

Drupal.com can not be found!