Drupal Commons module listing & discussion

Release 1.1 of Drupal Commons contains the following non-core ("contributed") modules, for the indicated reasons. The Drupal 7 status of those modules is shown here.

Module (set) nameWhy included in CommonsEnabled by defaultAcquia Network ConnectorEnabling these modules makes it easy for users to quickly set up a 30-day free trial of an Acquia Network subscription. (Also included because Acquia NoAdministration MenuProvides a popular, simplified user interface for Drupal site administrationYesApache SolrCan provide faceted search, content suggestions, and spelling corrections for site search when used with a Solr-based search server (which is provided by the Acquia Network; so therefore these are required if/when the Acquia Network Connector modules are enabled.)NoCCK (set)Provides extensive capabilities for creating custom content types beyond those included with Drupal Core; this is used to create, for example, the Event content type, Notice content type, and many others.All except include Node or User Reference or NumberChaos Tool SuiteProvides a library of helpful tools. This is a prerequisite for various other modules used in Drupal Commons.Chaos Tools, Page Manager & Views Content panesChartingUses the Google Charts API to create the graphs generated by Quant.Chart APICommonsAll of Drupal Commons is bundled into the Feature called Commons, which functionally appears as a module in the site. Note that there is also a Commons Notifications (for email notifications).YesContextProvides a method for Drupal Commons to have different page layouts at various places on the site.AllOptional core modules usedAggregator (for Group RSS feeds), Blog, Book (though not used in V1.1), Color (though not used in V1.1), Comment, Contact, Database logging, Help, Menu, Path, PHP filter (though probably shouldn't be in V1.1..), Poll, Profile, Search (required by Acquia search, and used if Acquia search isn't enabled), Taxonomy, Tracker, Update statusVariousDate/TimeVarious specific modules used for several date-oriented functionsVariousDevelIncluded so that new site owners can use its features during initial deployment. Likely best to disable it on production sites.Devel (only)WikitoolsUses the Tagging module form this for "folksonomy" style taggingTagging (only)FlagsFlag module used for HeartbeatFlag (only)HeartbeatUsed for various recent activity listings. Enabled by default: Flag heartbeat, friendlist activity, heartbeat activity, heartbeat rules, heartbeat views, and organic group activity components.VariousImageCacheUsed for image handling. Enabled by default:  ImageAPI, ImageAPI GD2, ImageCache, Imagecache Canvas Actions, Imagecache Profile Pictures, and ImageCache UIVariousMessagingUses the Messaging framework. Enabled by default: Messaging, Simple Mail, Simple messaging.VariousNotificationsProvides notifications for site activity. Enabled by default: Content Notifications, Notifications, Notifications Autosubscribe, Notifications UI, Notifications Views.VariousOrganic GroupsForms the core for the Group organization used in Commons. Enabled by default: Organic groups, Organic groups access control, Organic groups aggregator, Organic groups statistics, Organic groups Views integration.VariousOtherBetter Formats (enabled) (supporting WYSIWYG capabilities), Diff (enabled) (used by Wiki), Encrypt (not enabled) (used by password setup), getID3() (enabled) (for images), Insert (enabled) (for images), Mollom (not enabled, but turned on when the Acquia Network Connector is enabled) (for controlling comment spam), Panels Stylizer (not enabled (part of the panels package?)), Password Policy (enabled) (sets strictness of passwords required), Pathauto (enabled if host system configured to support it during install) (for SEO-friendly URLs), Shoutbox (enabled), Shoutbox Group (enabled), Shoutbox points (enabled), SiteQuant (enabled), Skinr (enabled), Strongarm (enabled), Token (enabled), Token Actions (not enabled), Transliteration (enabled), User Terms (enabled), Wikitools (enabled)VariousPanelsFor page layout. Panels enabled by default; Mini-panels and Panel Nodes not enabled by default.VariousRulesFor conditionally-executed actions. Rules & Rules Admin UI enabled by default; Rules Forms, Rules Scheduler, and Rules Simpletest not enabled.VariousTaxonomyFor content tagging.Tagadelic enabled by default; the rest of the package not enabled.TestingFeatures Tests and Mollom Test included, but not enabledNoUser RelationshipsFor creating "Friend" relationships between users. Lots of modules included in package; only the ones listed to the right are enabled by default.Enabled: UR-API, UR_Blocks, UR-Elaborations, UR-Mailer, UR-Rules, UR-UI, UR-Views.User InterfaceEnabled: Ajax Load, jQuery UI, Vertical Tabs, WYSIWYG. Not enabled: Ajax load example, elFinder, SweaverVariousUserpointsFor enabling users to earn points for contributions. Enabled: Userpoints, Userpoints nodes and comments, Userpoints User Picture. Not enabled: Userpoints rules integration, Userpoints serviceVariousViewsFor creating table-style (and other) "views" of structured content in the Drupal database. NOT enabled: Views exporter.Tagadelic views, Views, Views UI