Tag Archives: Automattic

Free and Open Source from the Roots Up

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Lloyd

“Free and open source from the roots up. “Open source” can be much more than a development methodology. For me, it also constitutes a world view that upends institutionalized notions of competitive advantage that saw their apex in the twentieth … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Culture, Open Source | Also tagged codepoet, Free and Open Source from the Roots Up, Free Culture, Matt Mullenweg, Open Source, Paul Kim, Toni Schneider, Upends institutionalized notions of competitive advantage, WordPress, WordPress.com VIPs | 5 Comments

A 20-minute Snooze in the Office

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Lloyd

In “The Way I Work, annotated” my boss Matt Mullenweg shares additional insights and linkifies his Inc. Magazine’s “The Way I Work” column (July issue). Both versions are excellent reads, but the post at ma.tt benefits from Matt answering a … Continue reading →

Posted in Automattic | Also tagged Full Engagement, Managing Energy, Matt Mullenweg, nap, rest, sleep, WordPress | 8 Comments

Interested in Freeing Yourself from the TypePad Trap?

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Lloyd

My co-worker Noel Jackson, tired of hearing me whine about the Six Apart TypePad Trap, has created a WordPress importer mashing together the MT formatted export file (missing permalinks) and the broken TypePad AtomPub (missing comments and trackbacks). We are … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging | Also tagged Data Portability, Export, Import, Importer, Noel Jackson, Open Web, Ronald Heft Jr, Six Apart, TypePad Trap, Web Standards, WordPress, WordPress.com | Leave a comment

Movable Type Pro, Setting Social Networking Free, Vaporware, WordPress, BuddyPress

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Lloyd

Six Apart VP Anil’s response today on the official Six Apart blog to my Movable Type Pro Introduction video parody doesn’t surprise me, but where is the link love?

Posted in Opinion, WordPress | Also tagged Anil Dash, BuddyPress, CMS, GPL, Movable Type, Movable Type Pro, Open Source, Parody, Performance, Plugins, Product Stories, Scalability, Six Apart, Social Graph, social networking, Web Security, WordPress, WordPress Security | 7 Comments

WordPress for iPhone + Source Code Available!

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Lloyd

Earlier this week my Automattic colleagues and Effigent released WordPress for iPhone and iPod Touch. Now, the source is also available and Trac is set up for reporting bugs and participating in development!
I’ve tried it on my iPod Touch. They’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in WordPress | Also tagged iPhone, iPod Touch, Matt Thomas, Open Source, Raanan Bar-Cohen, WordPress, WordPress for iPhone | 3 Comments

Not Invited to the Open Web

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Lloyd

Some friends have asked if WordPress and Automattic will be participating in the Open Web Foundation. It does look like a brilliant initiative, but as far as I know we weren’t invited. That’s really unfortunate, because I don’t think there … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Culture, Web | Also tagged David Recordon, Open Source, Open Web, Open Web Foundation, Six Apart, WordPress | 8 Comments

Read the Prologue, Looking to Twitter to Continue the Dialogue

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Lloyd

Everyday it seems I get an email saying that someone is following me on Twitter. I’ve resisted using any of Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku, and Facebook status tools… much.
Now, I’m taking another look. Why? Because of the WordPress Prologue Theme.

Posted in Collaborating | Also tagged Facebook, Jaiku, Joseph Scott, Matt Mullenweg, Matt Thomas, Pownce, Twitter, WordPress Prologue Theme, WordPress Themes | 9 Comments

I’m Biased, But Try Movable Type and Drupal

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Lloyd

Anil Dash has written an article titled “A WordPress 2.5 Upgrade Guide” on the official movabletype.com blog. It is full of misdirection, and, thankfully, overall it hasn’t been well received. What excites me is it has sparked some excellent … Continue reading →

Posted in WordPress | Also tagged A WordPress 2.5 Upgrade Guide, Anil Dash, Bias, Blogging Software, Boris Mann, Byrne Reese, Collaboration, Darren Hoyt, Don Dodge, Expression Engine, Jeff Jones, Matt Mullenweg, Michael Sippey, Movable Type, Open Source, Raincity Studios, Shelley Powers, Six Apart, WordPress, WordPress 2.5 | 10 Comments

WordPress Google Summer of Code 2

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Lloyd

The Google Summer of Code is here again. I submitted our WordPress application today. Last year was awesome, and I think this year will be even way better!

Posted in WordPress | Also tagged Chris DiBona, Google Summer of Code, GPL, gsoc, GSoC2008, Jacob Santos, Leslie Hawthorn, Matt Mullenweg, Mentors, Open Source, Ronald Heft Jr, Students, WordPress, WordPress Partcipants | 3 Comments

Matt Thomas Put Under the Press, WordPress 2.5 That Is

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Lloyd

Matt Thomas, our brilliant web designer on team Automattic, has been very busy working on WordPress 2.5 .

Posted in WordPress | Also tagged Design, Matt Thomas, Web Design, Web Designer, WordPress 2.5, WordPress.com, WordPress.com Themes, WordPress.org | 4 Comments