Mullenweg plans to hand WordPress to a single successor, not committee
Matt Mullenweg · Matt Mullenweg on the future of open source and why he’s taking a stand · Mar 2, 2025 · at 1:05:20
Matt Mullenweg discusses succession planning for WordPress and Automattic.
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“If or when I'm gone, I don't want to pass it to a committee. I want to pass it to someone else who can, you know, have a role similar to mine, and really sort of, ah, try to be a steward.”
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