Drupal was originally written by Dries Buytaert as a message board for his friends to communicate in their dorms while working on his Master's degree at the University of Antwerp.[29][30] After graduation, Buytaert moved the site to the public internet and named it Drop.org.[29] Between 2003 and 2008 Dries Buytaert worked towards a PhD degree at Ghent University.[31] The name Drupal represents an