Having some time to think and reflect after returning from Drupalcon in Chicago, I feel that there has been a paradigm shift in the Drupal community and wanted to get other's opinions. My basic observation is that in one year since Drupalcon San Fran, I feel like the emphasis in the Drupal community is less on growing this amazing product and more on monetizing it. I'm not naive, I understand that people need to make money and survive, as someone who goes to work everyday for public higher education in NYC I get that, but it just seems like there were less people out there trying to share and more people trying to sell. The real question is, where does this leave those of us in Higher Education that don't have the resources and man power to invest and dedicate to a platform that is no longer as accessible. I want to continue that warm fuzzy Drupal club feeling, but if I continue to continue to advocate the product and it continues down this path I actually fear where that might leave me in the long run. Discuss?
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