160 Quotes by Matt Mullenweg

Longreads embodies a lot of what we really value with Automattic and WordPress.

Just because someone uses Twitter doesn't mean they shouldn't use WordPress, and vice versa.

When I travel, which is most of the year, I live in TripIt.

We're not done yet, but two things WordPress has been able to exemplify is that open source can create great user experiences and that it's possible to have a successful commercial entity and a wider free software community living and working in harmony.

The promise of the early web was that everyone could have a website but there was something missing. Maybe the technology wasn't ready.

You don't need to know someone personally to be able to discern whether their work is high quality or not. The idea of a meritocracy is that it's what they do, not who they are.

With Akismet there was an interesting dilemma. Is it for the good of the world Akismet being secret and being more effective against spammers, versus it being open and less effective? It seemed more people would be helped by blocking spam.

With Akismet, there was an interesting dilemma. Is it for the good of the world Akismet being secret and being more effective against spammers, versus it being open and less effective?

Ubuntu is doing amazing things, and I think it's going to change the face of the desktop.