Suggestion for new forum sections devoted to business issues

[atelier]

I'd like to suggest (request?) the addition of a couple new forum sections that are devoted to business related issues. I see a variety of important discussions throughout the forum that would benefit the community with better visibility and a more logical organization.

The two areas I see a need include:

A. Joomla CMS (discussions about the Joomla project from a business perspective)
- Advocacy
- PR/Marketing
- Brand building
- Legal
- Vision/Mission
- 3PD
- Structure
- Volunteering
- Events

B. Joomla Business (discussions about the business implications of Joomla development as well as general business issues)
- Marketing
- Industry or business type (developer, small business, corporate/enterprise, non-profit, government, education)
- Solutions (community sites, ecommerce, publishing, sales/marketing, learning)
- Training/education
- Internationalization
- Development fees and pricing strategies
- Job openings (full-time, freelance)
- Legal

I'm sure there are many other relevant topics to include here but this should provide a good start. Your feedback and suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

Rich

[brad]

I will be certain to revisit your suggestions in the near future. For now our focus is on getting Joomla! 1.0 out the door and getting the infrastructure setup.

BTW 3PD - http://forum.opensourcematters.org/inde ... 142.0.html will come under U&A now, most likely.

[atelier]

Thanks, Brad. Yeah, I suppose your plate is plenty full right now.

I wanted to throw this out there for consideration because I see great value in collaborating in these areas in addition to development/technical issues. Let me know if I can be of any help to you when you decide to move forward.

[brad]

Give me a few weeks.. feel free to remind me if i appear to have forgotten.