WordPress Weekly Episode 17
Wow. Episode 17 of WordPress Weekly went off pretty well. For those of you who couldn’t make it to the live version, Matt Mullenweg was the special guest but to my surprise, he also brought with him Andy Peatling, lead developer of the BuddyPress project. In this weeks episode, I had Matt answer the following questions:
- What are the proper or improper ways of using the WordPress trademark. What are some of the acceptable uses of the WordPress logo.
- Could you explain the revenue model for Automattic.
- Here are a list of projects that are currently ongoing and I’d like for you to give us an update on each one if possible. Akismet, Bbpress, TalkPress, BuddyPress, WordPress.com, WordPress.org, Theme Repository, Gravatar
- What role will Warwick play in Automattic? (Why was he hired on)
- Most of us in the WordPress circle realize the design firm Happy Cog had something to do with the new WordPress administration redesign. Could you please explain their role and give us an explanation as to how the new design came to be what it is today.
- How much influence do the end users of WordPress have on the development of the WordPress.org project?
- We’ve seen a complete UI overhaul on the back end of WordPress and the inclusion of automatic plugin upgrades. What is coming down the pike in terms of WordPress 2.6 and beyond?
I apologize up front for the first 15 minutes of the show. While the interview was taking place, Matt had accidentally pulled the chord out of the speaker phone device, causing it to reboot. He later called in with his cell phone which didn’t have the best connection. Shortly there after, the speaker phone device came back on and the rest of the show had good audio quality.
Matt and Andy answered a number of questions from the chatroom as well as from those who called into the show. Thanks to everyone who showed up and participated in the event.
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Wow, Matt was on this episode and no comments so far??
Will listen to this one tonight…
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@Shantanu Goel - Yeah, that’s just how it goes sometimes. I guess it’s that decentralized conversation stuff thats going on. I was expecting some more feedback in regards to the episode but so far, not too much in the way of feedback.
Hi,
It’s my first time to listen here.
Really bad that the part wherein Matt was talking about the revenue of Automattic got blurred
Excellent questions. But you need to figure out who’s going to be on the call and get the technical difficulties fixed prior to the call occurring. Plus mellow out on the negative comments towards the speakers.
brian
@Kevin Paquet - I understand, trust me. I was cringing each time the phone was crackling and getting filled with static. There was nothing I could do. Thank goodness the speaker phone connection came back on, or I would of had to cancel the show.
@Brian - Thanks for taking the time to listen. I did figure out who was going to be part of the show quite a while in advance. As I was doing show prep 15 minutes before going on the air, I discovered Andy Peatling was with Matt, a total surprise to me, one in which I could not prepare for.
Also, the show is aired Live. That means, if any technical difficulties arise during the show, you and everyone else are going to end up hearing them because I do not do any post production editing. I don’t plan on doing so either. I don’t have the time.
As for the negative comments towards the speakers, do you remember what it was I said? I will most likely listen to the show tonight and will recall what I said but if you could give me an example or two, that would help me out and I might be able to explain those statements.
I just found this website and episode 17. I just want to say this is excellent work and good onya for a great inteview with Matt Mullenweg. I was only dissapointed that you were unable to prepare for Andy Peatling. I am a huge fan of the BuddyPress project and would enjoy hearing more about what is going on over on that end. Please have Andy come back soon!
@Richard Paul - Thanks Richard for the kind words. If I would of known Andy was going to be on the show, I definitely would of had a list of questions for him to answer. I will try to get him on the show for a half hour interview or so, sometime in the future.
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