Joomla!

Joomla! is an open source content management system for publishing content on the internet. It is written in the PHP programming language and uses the MySQL database by default.

License

Joomla! is released under the GNU/GPL v2 License.

History

Joomla! started of on August 17, 2005.

Name

The name Joomla is a phonetic spelling for the Swahili word "Jumla", which means "all together" or "as a whole". The name officially ends with an exclamation mark.

Open Source Matters

Open Source Matters, Inc. (OSM) is a not-for-profit formed under United States law and exists to provide organizational, legal and financial support for the Joomla! open-source project. OSM has been incorporated as a New York not-for-profit to ensure the Joomla! project and future projects continue to exist beyond the participation of individual volunteers, to enable contributions of intellectual property and funds while providing a vehicle for limiting legal exposure for projects.

Core Developers

Joomla! is led by members of the Core Team who are responsible for the overall Project Management. Core Team members come from different backgrounds, a diverse array of disciplines, with varied experiences. The Core Team is also a truly global group with members located in many countries throughout the globe. Currently, the core team consists of 10 members:

• Brad Baker
• Levis Bisson
• Chris Davenport
• Wilco Jansen
• Alex Kempkens
• Michelle Bisson
• Andrew Eddie
• Louis Landry
• Ole Ottosen
• Sam Moffatt
  

External Links

• Official Joomla website
• Official Joomla Community Forum
• Official Joomla Developer Site
• Official Joomla Extension Site
• Official Joomla Documentation