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That Opening Keynote at WCUS 2024
Ah WordCamp! The event opened on a Thursday and by Friday late afternoon Matt Mullenweg had driven a wedge into the WordPress community that still remains to be sorted out. Eventually, I got past the drama aspect of the event and started thinking about the content, and one thing that stuck in my mind was…
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A Modest Licensing Proposal
Hey OSS folk: we need to start thinking outside the conventional GPL licensing box. We need a rational ecosystem for paid plugins and themes (in WordPress) and analogous capabilities on other OSS platforms. I think we can create a much better arrangement for all involved. I envision a licensing system that allows participation in an…
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Imagining a WordPress Greenfield
Just suppose, just for a moment, that you and I were tasked with creating something every bit as wonderful as the wonderful parts of WordPress, but starting with a (mostly) blank slate. It’s the plugins Well, one thing we have to get out of the way right away is what to do about the huge…
