---
title: "The 3 W's of the Drupal 8 Initiatives - Who, What, and Why?"
url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/the-3-ws-of-the-drupal-8-initiatives-who-what-and-why"
type: episode
date: 2012-10-05
updated: 2014-02-06
---

# The 3 W's of the Drupal 8 Initiatives - Who, What, and Why?

#  The 3 W's of the Drupal 8 Initiatives - Who, What, and Why? 

  

*Podcast episode player*

Listen in as Addi talks to five Drupal 8 initiative owners about the amazing new things coming in Drupal 8, why they matter, and what you can do to start learning about them now, and give a helping hand. We are joined by Gábor Hojtsy (Gábor Hojtsy), Larry Garfield (Crell), Kris Vanderwater (EclipseGc), John Albin Wilkins (JohnAlbin), and Greg Dunlap (heyrocker), in a series of separate interviews.

### Multilingual Initiative

Gábor Hojtsy  
*Starts at 02:59*  
IRC channel: [\#drupal-i18n](#)  
[Multilingual Initiative hub page](https://www.hojtsy.hu/d8mi)  
[Meeting times every week until Dec 1st](http://groups.drupal.org/node/257888)  
[Current focus issue highlights](https://www.hojtsy.hu/d8mi/focus)  
[BADcamp Multilingual sprint](http://groups.drupal.org/node/257863) (signup highly encouraged)

### Web Services and Context Core Initiative (WSCCI)

Larry Garfield  
*Starts at 15:56*  
IRC channel: [\#drupal-wscci](#)  
[Web Services Initiative landing page](http://groups.drupal.org/wscci)  
[Larry's WSCCI code sandbox](http://drupal.org/sandbox/Crell/1260830)  
[WSCCI issues](http://drupal.org/project/issues/search/drupal?status%5B%5D=Open&issue_tags=WSCCI)  
[JSON-LD support overview](http://groups.drupal.org/node/258778)  
[DrupalCon Munich presentation video](http://munich2012.drupal.org/content/web-services-and-symfony-core-initiative)  
[DrupalCon Munich slides](https://www.garfieldtech.com/presentations/dcmunich2012-wscci)  
[Symfony Live slides](https://www.garfieldtech.com/presentations/sfsf2012-drupal8)

### Blocks and Layouts Initiative (SCOTCH)

Kris Vanderwater  
*Starts at 28:40*  
[Blocks and Layouts Initiative landing page](http://groups.drupal.org/scotch)  
[Core group page](http://groups.drupal.org/core)  
[Drupal 8 Plugin system documentation](http://drupal.org/node/1637614)

### Mobile Initiative

John Albin Wilkins  
*Starts at 41:24*  
IRC channel: [\#drupal-mobile](#)  
[Mobile Initiative landing page](http://groups.drupal.org/mobile/drupal-8)  
[BADcamp Mobile sprint](http://2012.badcamp.net/program/sprints/mobile)

### Configuration Management Initiative

Greg Dunlap  
*Starts at 53:49*  
IRC channel: [\#drupal-cmi](#)  
[Configuration Management Initiative landing page](http://groups.drupal.org/build-systems-change-management/cmi)  
[Configuration Novice issues](http://drupal.org/project/issues/search?text=&projects=&assigned=&submitted=&participant=&status%5B%5D=1&status%5B%5D=13&status%5B%5D=8&status%5B%5D=14&status%5B%5D=15&issue_tags_op=or&issue_tags=Config+novice)  
[Configuration management API documentation](http://drupal.org/node/1667894)

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