Comments on: Movable Type Finally Goes Open-Source http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:24:56 -0800 hourly 1 By: Anton http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-2782162 Anton Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:53:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-2782162 Cool! Cool!

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]]> By: SixApart Offers MT Activity Plugin: This Is Good : New Web 2.0 Magazine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1955433 SixApart Offers MT Activity Plugin: This Is Good : New Web 2.0 Magazine Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:35:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1955433 [...] building momentum from being niche desires to mainstream wants. SixApart open sourced MovableType in December and it still has a long way to go to recapture its once dominant position as the blogging platform [...] [...] building momentum from being niche desires to mainstream wants. SixApart open sourced MovableType in December and it still has a long way to go to recapture its once dominant position as the blogging platform [...]

]]> By: thedigitalist.net » links for 2008-01-10 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1912333 thedigitalist.net » links for 2008-01-10 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:32:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1912333 [...] Movable Type Finally Goes Open-Source (tags: opensource blog movabletype software) [...] [...] Movable Type Finally Goes Open-Source (tags: opensource blog movabletype software) [...]

]]> By: Giovani Spagnolo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1851749 Giovani Spagnolo Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:43:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1851749 Hey David.... I think you missed the FSF GNU Affero GPLv3 license... It was designed to be used on *web software*, so why are you still using "standard GPL" ? Please tell your lawyers to read: http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html And don't miss the opportunity to really help the community out there. By using GPLv2 you are allowing other people to get your code, modify it, build a really cool web service and *do not share* their code, because GPL2 doesn't consider web users as recipients of the source code. Instead, GNU Affero GPLv3 fixes this bug. Just read the license on the Free Software Foundation web site... Best Regards, Giovani Spagnolo Telematics Freedom Foundation http://blog.telematicsfreedom.org http://www.webyes.com.br Hey David….

I think you missed the FSF GNU Affero GPLv3 license…
It was designed to be used on *web software*, so why are you still using “standard GPL” ?

Please tell your lawyers to read:
http://www.fsf....s/agpl-3.0.html

And don’t miss the opportunity to really help the community out there. By using GPLv2 you are allowing other people to get your code, modify it, build a really cool web service and *do not share* their code, because GPL2 doesn’t consider web users as recipients of the source code.

Instead, GNU Affero GPLv3 fixes this bug. Just read the license on the Free Software Foundation web site…

Best Regards,
Giovani Spagnolo
Telematics Freedom Foundation
http://blog.tel...ticsfreedom.org
http://www.webyes.com.br

]]> By: Who Will Google Buy Or Clone In 2008? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1848326 Who Will Google Buy Or Clone In 2008? Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:07:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1848326 [...] tools. The mostly free LiveJournal, a competitor to Blogger has been sold, and Movable Type has been open sourced, in part taking away the baggage of running (what was previously) a mostly free to use blogging [...] [...] tools. The mostly free LiveJournal, a competitor to Blogger has been sold, and Movable Type has been open sourced, in part taking away the baggage of running (what was previously) a mostly free to use blogging [...]

]]> By: Brandon Harper http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1837108 Brandon Harper Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:05:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1837108 How quickly the tables have turned. I used MovableType for awhile many years ago but got tired of the Perlness and eventually switched to WordPress. Once MovableType started charging for multiple users, blogs, etc, there was a mass exodus to WordPress. Personally I think it's too little, too late. How quickly the tables have turned. I used MovableType for awhile many years ago but got tired of the Perlness and eventually switched to WordPress. Once MovableType started charging for multiple users, blogs, etc, there was a mass exodus to WordPress. Personally I think it’s too little, too late.

]]> By: Zeljko Dakic http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836857 Zeljko Dakic Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:29:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836857 Good move for them, however they are too late in my opinion, they should have done this long time ago if they wanted to do anything like this. WP is standard and I am not even curious about Movable Type for my blogs as WP is considerably more advanced in development. I remember commenting to Guy Kawasaki about his blog and he couldn't implement some rather simple features to make it more readable (he eventually did, but I suspect it was some hacking, most likely not on his part). I don't think platform is what makes a blog but it is no wonder he choose WP as backbone for his startup truemors. Having said that, it is always good to have options and this is definitely welcome move. Good move for them, however they are too late in my opinion, they should have done this long time ago if they wanted to do anything like this. WP is standard and I am not even curious about Movable Type for my blogs as WP is considerably more advanced in development. I remember commenting to Guy Kawasaki about his blog and he couldn’t implement some rather simple features to make it more readable (he eventually did, but I suspect it was some hacking, most likely not on his part). I don’t think platform is what makes a blog but it is no wonder he choose WP as backbone for his startup truemors.
Having said that, it is always good to have options and this is definitely welcome move.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836834 Steve Ballmer Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:23:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836834 Huge mistake! They should have consulted us first! http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com Huge mistake!
They should have consulted us first!

http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

]]> By: Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836640 Jon Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:12:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836640 They had no choice, WP is quickly becoming the defacto standard for bloggers, it has a huge community behind it (ei: little staffing costs) and it really a solid program. Jon They had no choice, WP is quickly becoming the defacto standard for bloggers, it has a huge community behind it (ei: little staffing costs) and it really a solid program.

Jon

]]> By: Charles http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836322 Charles Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:57:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836322 can't type today sorry played and Movable Type can’t type today sorry played and Movable Type

]]> By: Charles http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836320 Charles Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:56:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836320 I have plaid with movabletype in the past and as a blogging platform (yes written in perl) its still very stable. Its nice to see the company open it up and give it to the open source community. This means that others will play with the source and yes someone will take a shot at creating a php release of it. Others will give it a shot and make great plugins with it as well. As for the release time, i believe that this may be their only issue because of the fact that wordpress, joomla, etc. are all out and all own a good chunk of the market already. I use wordpress and joomla for my sites and won't really try to play with much else because of the time i have with these two scripts and i know how they work. So as for everyone talking down about them lets give them atleast a congrats on finally coming over to the OS side and wish them the best. Just my two cents I have plaid with movabletype in the past and as a blogging platform (yes written in perl) its still very stable. Its nice to see the company open it up and give it to the open source community. This means that others will play with the source and yes someone will take a shot at creating a php release of it. Others will give it a shot and make great plugins with it as well.
As for the release time, i believe that this may be their only issue because of the fact that wordpress, joomla, etc. are all out and all own a good chunk of the market already. I use wordpress and joomla for my sites and won’t really try to play with much else because of the time i have with these two scripts and i know how they work.
So as for everyone talking down about them lets give them atleast a congrats on finally coming over to the OS side and wish them the best.
Just my two cents

]]> By: 113.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836235 113.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:59:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836235 @29: noted.. guess what i said was, obscured.. take a look for yourself, for this description (let me know if you need a flickr screenshot illustration).. 1) a 300x70 px bright-color tab which says -- Download It, Free! Movable Type 4.01 4.1 MB - 9/17/07 which links to http://www.movabletype.com/download/personal-use.html vs. 2) the 1/10th-of-the-above-tab's size (sth. like 100x10 px in dark color) textlink which says -- OPEN SOURCE which links to http://movabletype.org/opensource/ anyway, said for MT's own good.. isn't the Open Source focus MT is promoting - at least today?... anyway.. good luck (we don't like Perl anyways, grin.) @29: noted.. guess what i said was, obscured..

take a look for yourself, for this description (let me know if you need a flickr screenshot illustration)..

1) a 300×70 px bright-color tab which says –

Download It, Free!
Movable Type 4.01
4.1 MB – 9/17/07

which links to http://www.mova...rsonal-use.html

vs.

2) the 1/10th-of-the-above-tab’s size (sth. like 100×10 px in dark color) textlink which says –

OPEN SOURCE

which links to http://movablet...org/opensource/

anyway, said for MT’s own good.. isn’t the Open Source focus MT is promoting – at least today?… anyway.. good luck (we don’t like Perl
anyways, grin.)

]]> By: dc crowley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836185 dc crowley Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:24:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836185 why do I not give a toss? why do I not give a toss?

]]> By: David Hall http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836175 David Hall Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:17:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836175 @18: It's one of the links on the top of movabletype.org . It's no more hidden than the documentation or the plugins. What are you talking about? @18: It’s one of the links on the top of movabletype.org . It’s no more hidden than the documentation or the plugins. What are you talking about?

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836150 Tom Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:57:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836150 why would anybody use that 7 year old unmaintainable perl code over wordpress beautiful PHP? why would anybody use that 7 year old unmaintainable perl code over wordpress beautiful PHP?

]]> By: greengirl4 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836137 greengirl4 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:51:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836137 but the price is OWIE!!! but the price is OWIE!!!

]]> By: greengirl4 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836131 greengirl4 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:50:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836131 as a potential user of both, i have come to the conclusion that MT is by far better than WP as it seemlessly unites publishing and group functionality. All the better now that it is open source...yeah for me! as a potential user of both, i have come to the conclusion that MT is by far better than WP as it seemlessly unites publishing and group functionality. All the better now that it is open source…yeah for me!

]]> By: Bjorn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836126 Bjorn Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:47:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836126 I doubt they'll find many enthusiasts that will help them, it's written in Perl... I doubt they’ll find many enthusiasts that will help them, it’s written in Perl…

]]> By: paradise5000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836105 paradise5000 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:33:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836105 That is a good move on type pad part. The only I do not a like about them is that the charge a fee to maintain a blog on their site. That is a good move on type pad part. The only I do not a like about them is that the charge a fee to maintain a blog on their site.

]]> By: fadi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836082 fadi Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:24:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836082 Another great move by Six Apart. Congrats! MT is way faster and easier to use than WordPress. I hate it when I hit the 'back' button on this site (built on WP) that it takes me to the top of the post first and few seconds later back to where I was on the page. Another great move by Six Apart. Congrats!
MT is way faster and easier to use than WordPress. I hate it when I hit the ‘back’ button on this site (built on WP) that it takes me to the top of the post first and few seconds later back to where I was on the page.

]]> By: Cory http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836081 Cory Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:24:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836081 @David (#8)... Are the versions there stable? I always think of nightly builds as being bleeding edge development and not necessarily stable. @David (#8)… Are the versions there stable? I always think of nightly builds as being bleeding edge development and not necessarily stable.

]]> By: 113.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1836027 113.com Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:48:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1836027 WP's elements of style consistency has been [very] respectable.. which reflects the [high] quality of their products.. though at times they do make it freestyle while in input boxes.. eg. - http://wordpress.org/report-bugs/ and note "URL of Problem"... :-D WP’s elements of style consistency has been [very] respectable.. which
reflects the [high] quality of their products..

though at times they do make it freestyle while in input boxes.. eg. -
http://wordpres...rg/report-bugs/ and note “URL of Problem”… :-D

]]> By: Robin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1835976 Robin Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:18:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1835976 WordPress, not Wordpress. :P WordPress, not Wordpress. :P

]]> By: Josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1835967 Josh Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:11:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/12/movable-type-finally-goes-open-source/#comment-1835967 "We've been giving this crap away for free to anyone who would take it for 6 years now, maybe if we call it open source someone will think we're relevant." And judging from this blog post it worked. “We’ve been giving this crap away for free to anyone who would take it for 6 years now, maybe if we call it open source someone will think we’re relevant.”

And judging from this blog post it worked.

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