Mullenweg: Open source leaders must fight exploiters to avoid ecosystem destruction
Matt Mullenweg · Matt Mullenweg on the future of open source and why he’s taking a stand · Mar 2, 2025 · at 46:09
WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg explains his philosophy on defending open-source ecosystems from exploitative commercial actors.
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“You know, one thing if you're really open and open source, sometimes you have to stand up the bullies and you have to fight to protect your open source ideals. Otherwise people could take advantage of it in a way that ultimately can destroy everything you've created.”
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