Mullenweg: American Founding Fathers would be open-source advocates today
Matt Mullenweg · Matt Mullenweg on the future of open source and why he’s taking a stand · Mar 2, 2025 · at 20:02
Automattic CEO and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg discusses how classical philosophy and economics shaped his open-source worldview.
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“Open source was actually the most important idea of our generation. So if, like, if the founding fathers were around today, I think they would be open source advocates.”
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