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Mullenweg claims no board-governed open source project matches WordPress's success

Matt Mullenweg · Matt Mullenweg on the future of open source and why he’s taking a stand · Mar 2, 2025 · at 1:02:40

Matt Mullenweg defends retaining executive control over WordPress.org rather than handing governance over to an elected board or committee.

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“And there are other open source projects that have this structure. None of them have been successful as WordPress.”

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No open source project governed by a community board structure has achieved as much success as WordPress.

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