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It’s OK to steal my software

It’s OK to steal my software

Jul 29, 2010

So what gives? Why would a software developer be OK with users stealing his software? It turns our Jeff has discovered there are some benefits to people pirating his software.

WordPress Hates Entrepreneurs

WordPress Hates Entrepreneurs

Jul 22, 2010

Matt Mullenweg, the creator of the open source software WordPress is waging a war against entrepreneurs who are creating for profit plugins, themes, or add-ons for his software. Matt is adamant that these add-ons should be distributed under the GPL and not sold.  He says “WordPress is GPL” and therefore “plugins and themes created for...