Drupal contributed modules - porting 5.x to 6.x

Drupal is a popular Content Management System (CMS) which has a bunch of contributed modules that enhance the core system. Read more about Drupal at http://www.drupal.org. Currently Drupal core is at version 6.x. While some of the contributed modules have moved to the newest 6.x version, there are many others which still are at 5.x.

This project is around volunteers who can spend time with the module leads and help port them to newer 6.x. There are a set of automated tools already available to do a reasonable job supporting easy porting. However, there are a few portions which still require developer involvement.

For developers new to Drupal this can be a good starting point to learn about module development and get feedback , inputs etc, before you go and develop you own modules. Besides, Drupal being a popular CMS tool, there are many projects to help with customizations and deployment for consumer groups.

A good place to check out the status of modules and their support for version 6.x
http://groups.drupal.org/node/5036

A good way to get started is to identify a module , get familiar with the 5.x version , come up with a strategy to port it to 6.x, review it with the module owner and execute.

Guide to porting modules from 5.x to 6.x
http://drupal.org/node/114774

This project is expected to be more of a place holder / starting point for other focused project on module porting. That said, lot of knowledge when it comes to porting are likely to be common and benefit others as well and therefore looking to have this project as the central one.

Also don’t forget to checkout
http://groups.drupal.org/projects-needing-volunteer-developers

Note: This portal is also developed using Drupal and a bunch of contributed modules. So you get the idea of the possibilities, just in case you are not familiar with Drupal CMS