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Who is behind django CMS
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django CMS was released under a BSD licence in 2009. It was created at `Divio AG `_
of Zürich, Switzerland, by `Patrick Lauber `_, who led its development for several
years.
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the django CMS Association
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In July 2020 Divio handed over the banner to the newly founded
`django CMS Association `_ (dCA). Its
goal is to drive the success of django CMS, by increasing customer happiness,
market share and open-source-contributions. Divio remains thoroughly committed
to django CMS as the host of the `django CMS project website `_
and as one of the founding members of the dCA, next to `What `_. and
`Eliga Services `_.
The dCA’s role in steering the project’s development is formalised in the
`django CMS technical comittee `_,
whose members are drawn from the django CMS community and the dCA.
The dCA maintains overall control of the `django CMS repository `_.
As the chief backer of django CMS, and in order to ensure a consistent and
long-term approach to the project, the dCA reserves the right of final say in
any decisions concerning its development.
As a non-profit organization the django CMS Association is dependent on
donations to fulfill its mission, which is based on the following three statements:
* Innovate and lead
* Foster contribution
* Drive adoption
The best way to donate is to become a member of the association and pay
membership fees. The funding is funneled back into core development and
community projects.
* `Sign up for more information about becoming a member of the dCA `_
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The dCA Tech Committee
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Mission
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It prepares and updates the technical roadmap for approval by the Executive
Board and/or the General Assembly, manages incoming feature requests and
proposals and takes decisions on awarding credits for work submitted by members.
* `Find out more about the mission `_
Team
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* `Overview of the team `_
Tasks
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* `Tasks & Decisions Log `_
* `Kanban Board `_
Processes
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* `Become a core contributor `_
* `Become a member of the Tech Committee `_