At last, after more than a year of work, Drupal Version 6 has been released...and the site you are viewing right now has been developed on it! It's not quite ready yet for universal deployment - many optional modules are still being updated - but this release promises to provide easier administration, improved work flow creation, increased security, and enhanced performance.
Beyond the new capabilities, the coolest thing about Drupal is its adoption by both large and small organizations:
Today, Drupal powers sites including the homepages of Warner Brothers Records, The New York Observer, Fast Company, Popular Science, and Amnesty International and project sites by SonyBMG, Forbes, Harvard University, and more. Drupal can be used to create personal weblogs (Tim Berners-Lee), deliver podcasts (TWIT.tv), connect online communities (SpreadFireFox.com), form artist collectives (Terminus 1525) or inform the masses (The Onion).
What does this mean for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and associations? For a start, faster deployment, lower costs, and more capabilities. In short, greater competitiveness. The playing field is getting more and more level.