We've all had clients we love to hate. You know, the client that eats into your bank account, your sleep, and drives you nuts via the modern torture device of email.
If you think back, you can probably remember that moment. The proverbial light bulb clicks on and a smile forms that won't go away, even though you're just staring at the computer screen.
Drupal distributions are often like manufactured homes. They're easy to get up and working, they come pre-made with a variety of features. By all appearances they meet all your needs, and maybe even then some.
When you go to the salon what are you buying? Shorter hair? A different color, look? Why? What is it that you are really getting when you get your haircut? Conformity?
Many times, building out the features on a Drupal site seems easier with contributed modules. Why reinvent the wheel? Next thing you know, you're standing on your head trying to read module code backwards to understand it.
Feel like your clients always want too much? Wish you could do more than break even? Tired of feeling like you jumped into the deep end of the pool every time there's a Drupal upgrade?
On the surface, Drupal makes a great content management system. Flexible fields, custom types of content, and more make it seems ideal and ready to take on any content or application requirements.