Mullenweg: Open source can power 80% to 85% of the web
Matt Mullenweg · #100 Matt Mullenweg: Collaboration Is Key · Jan 5, 2021 · at 22:47
Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, outlines his long-term vision to preserve the open web through widespread open-source adoption.
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“And I believe we have the ability to create a national monopoly of 80, 85% of the world's websites running on open source.”
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