How Can Anyone Compete With a Dominant Open Source Project

Matt says that WordPress itself was once a fork from another project. When enough contributors choose a new direction and get behind that project, the project takes flight. If, for example, 10% of the WP developers were to leave his project and start contributing somewhere else, he'd be worried.

Rework · Open Source and Power with Matt Mullenweg · at 17:18 · October 7th, 2019 ·Transcript

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Who Is Wordpress Co-founder Matt Mullenweg? at 1:37 Transcript
What Does @DHH Find to Be So Wrong With the Internet Today at 3:14 Transcript
What Makes Podcasting Special on the Open Internet at 5:58 Transcript
Matt Mullenweg Thinks Wordpress Assumed Impact on Blogging Is Overrated, Why at 8:40 Transcript
What Was Blogging Space Like When Wordpress Was Just Getting Started at 10:55 Transcript
How Much of the Web Does Matt Mullenweg Say Wordpress Runs? at 11:37 Transcript
What Makes the Open Source Web So Beautiful at 12:37 Transcript
Who Has the Power Over Open Source Projects at 13:59 Transcript
Does Wordpress Have a Monopoly on Blogging at 16:35 Transcript
How Can Anyone Compete With a Dominant Open Source Project at 17:18 Transcript
What Does David Heinemeier Hansson Really Think of the Monopolistic Behavior in Tech at 18:23 Transcript
Does Matt Mullenweg Think That Wordpress Dominance Would Be a Problem for the Internet at 27:56 Transcript
How Is Wordpress Different Front Closed Source Rivals at 41:55 Transcript
What Does David Heinemeier Hansson Say Is Wrong With a Benevolent Dictator for Life? at 46:15 Transcript
What Are the Benefits Having a Benevolent Dictator for a Software Project at 49:20 Transcript
How Is Automatic Going to Make Money From the Tumblr Acquisition at 57:01 Transcript

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