Wordpress was born in 2003 it became an instant success, changing the world of blogging as we know it and eventually giving it’s nearest competitor MovableType a run for it’s money. The fact that Wordpress is so versatile, extensible and free, made MovableType seem bloated, unfriendly and a gratuitous expense for many small publishers. Fresh of the release of Wordpress 2.5 and the immediate update 2.5.1, Matt Mullenweg speaks with Linux Journal about the movement he started and where he intends to take it.

I consider myself a strong proponent of open source. I would like to think the fierce competition and success WordPress has shown in the market was a factor in SixApart’s effort to remain relevant and put Movable Type under an open-source license.

I think before, when we were open source and they were proprietary, people sometimes chose WordPress because of it’s license and freedom, but growth hasn’t slowed since they switched, so I now suppose people are more influenced by functionality ad our broad community in their decision to use WordPress over other software.

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Matt Mullenweg (Wordpress creator) on SixApart

June 30, 2008 |

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About the author: Jonathan Gosier is a software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he incubates and invests in East African entrepreneurs as the CEO of Appfrica Labs. He's also a TED Fellow.