On "Using Drupal"
The progress with "jbWebWare.com v2.0" is coming along nicely, if a little slower than we had anticipated. Due to the longer transition time, we will be re-opening the Forums and Bug Tracker.
I've started a thread to let you know what we already have planned for "jbWebWare.com v2.0". Please stop by and let us know what you'd like to see added.
e107 vs Drupal
(Note: The following comparison is focused primarily on building your website with e107 or Drupal. Once the site is constructed, adding and/or maintaining the content on your site is quite easy, regardless of which CMS you decide to go with.)
Drupal's learning curve is steeper than most web based CMS's out there, but this is due to a more powerful and flexible system.
e107 is great right out of the box, has many great Plugins and Themes, and a great Community. I'd highly recommend e107 to anyone that doesn't have much coding experience, or doesn't want to invest too much of their time learning how to setup their online presence. If you want to get something up and running quickly, with minimum fuss, e107 is where it's at. I definitely plan on using it for future projects, and will continue to write about it and develop Plugins for it.
But if you're really focused on flexibility and customization, and don't mind taking the time to learn how to use a more advanced system, then the time and effort to learn the "Drupal" way of doing things is well worth the effort.
If you decide to use Drupal for an upcoming project, I'd like to suggest that you pick up the book "Using Drupal". It is well written, the authors are major players in the Drupal world, and you'll learn about more than just "Core Drupal". They teach you how to use some of the more popular and very powerful community modules (Drupal Module == e107 Plugin), and provide great advise and direction regarding doing things the "Drupal Way".