创业成功人士访谈录 第34期:开源模式将会继续成长(4)

 　　Over 1800 developers contributed Drupal modules¹ (third-party extensions that can be added to the core) for Drupal 5. Drupal has grown a lot bigger than me.

　　超过1800个开发者为 Drupal5写模块（可以被加进核心的第 三方扩展名），Drupal的增长比我自己所能做的要快得多

　　The community is really what makes the Drupal project tick.

　　是Drupal社区让Drupal运转。

　　I encourage everyone to make money with Drupal. If we want Drupal to grow, it has to make inroads in the commercial software market.

　　我鼓励每个人用Drupal赚钱，如果我们要让Drupal成长，它必须进军商业软件市场

　　For that to happen, we need a certain level of support that is currently not available.

　　要实现这个，我们需要一些现在还没有的技术支持。

　　To me, it seems like creating an open multi-vendor ecosystem² is the winning strategy. At Acquia, we hope to contribute to that ecosystem.

　　在我看来，建立一个开放的多厂商生态系统是一种久赢策略，在Acquia，我们希望为这种生态系统做贡献

　　How successful have you been so far with this initiative? Who are your biggest customers?

　　这种首创精神给你带来了怎样的成功？现在你最大的客户有哪些？

　　Acquia just launched the general availability of Acquia Drupal and the Acquia Network on September 30， 2008.

　　2008年9月30日，Acquia刚刚发布了Acquia Drupal 和 Acquia 网络的通用版本。

　　We’ve had more than 4,000 downloads of Acquia Drupal since we launched.

　　自发布以来我们已经有超过4000的下载量

　　We’ve received significant interest in subscriptions³ to the Acquia Network and have a handful of beta customers already leveraging⁴ the Acquia Network including Adobe⁵, which is using Acquia Drupal and the Acquia Network to power Flex⁶.org.

　　我们得到了很多关注，他们愿意和Acquia网络签订协议， 同时我们也有一小部分测试客户已经在使用Acquia网络了，包括Adobe，他们通过Acquia Drupal和Acquia网络使 Flex.org网站更加强大。

　　The feedback we’ve received so far has been extremely positive supporting my initial suspicion that commercial grade support will lead to increased adoption⁷ of Drupal —especially in the enterprise.

　　目前我们收到的反馈给予我之前的猜测很多正面的支持，商业客户会是Drupal的主要使用者 ——尤其是企事业单位。

　　What makes the Acquia version of Drupal different from the readily available version we all know and love?

　　Acquia版本的Drupal和我们之前了解并喜爱的Drupal有什么区别呢？

　　There are thousands of modules available for Drupal.

　　有上千个可用的Drupal模块。

1 modules   

n.模块( module的名词复数 )；单元；（宇宙飞船上各个独立的）舱；组件

参考例句：

• The course consists of ten core modules and five optional modules. 这门课程包括十个必修单元和五个选修单元。
• Our English course is divided into modules on poetry, drama, and novels. 我们的英语课分为诗歌、戏剧和小说等单元。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ecosystem   

n.生态系统

参考例句：

• This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。
• We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。

3 subscriptions   

n.（报刊等的）订阅费( subscription的名词复数 )；捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费；捐助

参考例句：

• Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 leveraging   

促使…改变( leverage的现在分词 )； [美国英语]杠杆式投机，（使）举债经营，（使）利用贷款进行投机

参考例句：

• De-leveraging is a painful process: it has barely begun. 去杠杆化是个痛苦的过程：它才刚刚开始。
• Archimedes said, saying: Give me a fulcrum, I can leveraging the Earth. 阿基米德说过一句话：给我一个支点，我可以撬动地球。

5 adobe   

n.泥砖，土坯，美国Adobe公司

参考例句：

• They live in an adobe house.他们住在一间土坯屋里。
• Adobe bricks must drived dried completely before are used.土坯砖块使用前一定要完全干燥。

6 flex   

n.皮线，花线；vt.弯曲或伸展

参考例句：

• We wound off a couple of yards of wire for a new lamp flex.我们解开几码电线作为新的电灯花线。
• He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.他收缩他的肱二头肌以吸引那些女士们的目光。

7 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。