Tag Archives: Matt Mullenweg

WordPress Declaration of Independence

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Lloyd

The WordPress Foundation is a charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software.
The point of the foundation is to ensure free access, in perpetuity, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Culture, Open Source, WordPress | Also tagged 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Free Culture, GNU Public License, GPL, Non-Profit, Open Source, Web Publishing, WordPress, WordPress Foundation, WordPress.com | 1 Comment

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 Automattic, codepoet, Free and Open Source from the Roots Up, Free Culture, 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 Automattic, Full Engagement, Managing Energy, nap, rest, sleep, WordPress | 8 Comments

WordPress.com Still Blocked in China

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Lloyd

I’ve seen some reports lately that “WordPress is blocked in China”, including some Mashable articles. To clarify, it’s WordPress.com that is blocked, not all sites that run self-hosted WordPress.
Mashable’s “China Blocks Twitter (And Almost Everything Else)” seems to suggest that the … Continue reading →

Posted in WordPress, WordPress.com | Also tagged AFP, Censorship, China, Chinese Government, Dangerous Journalism, Great Firewall of China, Guy Newey, Journalism, Public Security Bureau, Reporters without Borders, Reporting, RSF, Stan Schroeder, Tor, Tor Project, WordPress, WordPress.com | 5 Comments

WordCamp SF Here I Come!

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Lloyd

Only two more weeks until WordCamp San Francisco 2009. I can’t wait!
This is the original WordCamp. Every year has been fantastic! There is no other event that brings so many of WordPress’s elite together.
They’re friendly people to boot! Thankfully, the … Continue reading →

Posted in WordPress | Also tagged Andy Peatling, Ann Oyama, barcamp, Chris Pirillo, Conference, Dave Gray, Dave Moyer, Douglas Hanna, Event, John Lilly, Matt Cutts, Open Source, Open Space methodology, Philip Greenspun, Scott Porad, Steve Souders, Tara Hunt, The 4-Hour Workweek, The Whuffie Factor, Tim Ferriss, unconference, WordCamp, WordPress, WordPress Community, WordPress Designers, WordPress Developers, WordPress Plugin Developers, WordPress Themers | 5 Comments

Official WordPress Logos and Fan Art

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Lloyd

I know that Matt Mullenweg and Matt Thomas die a little each time they see WordPress fan art that uses a faux logo. I only notice the chubby W because I’ve been edumacated.
MT (the real) has updated WordPress.org/about/buttons with official … Continue reading →

Posted in WordPress | Also tagged Adam Freetly, Allan Fernandes, Andrew Dela Serna, Avijit Paul, Dan Philibin, Jason Santa Maria, Lorelle VanFossen, Matt Thomas, WordPress, WordPress Art, WordPress Buttons, WordPress Fan Art, WordPress Logos | 13 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 Automattic, Facebook, Jaiku, Joseph Scott, 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, Automattic, Bias, Blogging Software, Boris Mann, Byrne Reese, Collaboration, Darren Hoyt, Don Dodge, Expression Engine, Jeff Jones, 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 Automattic, Chris DiBona, Google Summer of Code, GPL, gsoc, GSoC2008, Jacob Santos, Leslie Hawthorn, Mentors, Open Source, Ronald Heft Jr, Students, WordPress, WordPress Partcipants | 3 Comments

Media Library and WordPress Plugin Challenge

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Lloyd

WordPress 2.5 will be the first release with more than a rudimentary image and media experience right out of the box. There are now add media buttons in the editor, the manage menu includes media library, and there is a … Continue reading →

Posted in WordPress | Also tagged Alex Shiels, Andy Skelton, Dion Hulse, Gallery, Image Management, Lorelle VanFossen, Media Library, WordPress, WordPress 2.5, WordPress Plugin, WordPress Plugin Developers | 1 Comment