Drupal Hit The Mainstream

I've been around the Drupal community in one form or another for five and a half years now. This past weekend was DrupalCamp6. I didn't get to go because I didn't register fast enough and they are at capacity. While the past DrupalCampNYC events have been big, I don't remember ever thinking that I needed to register sooner rather than later due to capacity issues.

Now I see the NYT has an article on the event. I guess Drupal has hit the mainstream. How did it get so big so fast? It seems like every week now someone is pointing out a large organization that is using Drupal to power their website along side the dozens of smaller operations that have been for years.

This year I want to take a more active role in the community and make sure I actually go to the next DrupalCampNYC.