[theme-reviewers] Sharing a snippet from the WordPress book

[Harish]

Most of you might be already aware of this, but just wanted to share this
paragraph from the WordPress book. Something I always see Chip advocating
for.

 

 

"The Movable Type licensing change threw into relief who held the power in
the relationship between developer and user. At any time, Six Apart could
increase prices, change its licensing, and change the rules for its users.
The license protected the developers. WordPress, on the other hand, had a
license that protected its users, and it was to this user-focused,
user-driven community, that Movable Type users flocked. It was the first of
many times that WordPress' license, the GPL, would ignite the community, and
its positive effects saw WordPress go from a small fork of b2 to a major
competitor as a standalone blogging platform."

 

 

Regards,

Harish 

 

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