DrupalCon Los Angeles 2015: 5 Years in: Drupal Distributions Panel

This panel discussion features members from teams behind some of the most popular Drupal distributions, which are feature-rich standalone applications built on the Drupal platform. The talk examines the significant changes in the Drupal distribution ecosystem over the past five years, particularly regarding packaging improvements that have made it easier to build and download complete distributions. Key topics include the challenges and growth opportunities for Drupal distributions, the role of distributions in attracting new organizations to the Drupal community, and the impact of GitHub on the development of these distributions on Drupal.org. The session also touches on the features and benefits of using distributions in Drupal 8.