"Our mission is to create opportunities and spread entrepreneurship to the world by providing a superior open source web application framework which cultivates a passionate developer community as well as a prosperous commercial ecosystem."
If we dig into the mission statement in more detail and focus on some of the key words and phrases, it may help you understand some of the strategic direction and community programs we intend to roll out in the coming months.
"create opportunities" - from the very beginning the project has constantly pushed modularity and extensibility as a key architectural principle. This "abundance mentality" has created a wealth of opportunities for developers and designers to push the limits of the application and create innovative solutions to technical and business problems.
"spread entrepreneurship" - DotNetNuke may be a free open source project, but it also reveals a wealth of business opportunities. The "Product Halo" model allows entrepreneurial individuals and organizations to create and market ancillary products and services.
"to the world" - since its brand recognition is international, the project transcends geographical, racial, and political borders. Individuals and organizations anywhere in the world can participate in the active development community and ecosystem.
"superior" - from a technical perspective, we strive to create a best-of-breed software application using enterprise architecture and proven design patterns.
"open source" - in this day and age you simple can not ignore the benefits of an enterprise-friendly, open source software license, nor the power of the open source community in terms of influencing the creation of truly exceptional software.
"web application framework" - DotNetNuke is a category leader in delivering a value-added application framework optimized for the web.
"passionate developer community" - developers and designers with diverse educational and vocational backgrounds share their expert knowledge and experience through an extensive network of collaborative online community sites.
"prosperous commercial ecosystem" - based on the expansive market reach and exponential growth curve, DotNetNuke offers the ability to generate multiple scalable revenue streams.