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  • How is open source software good for business?

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    In the late 1970s, staff programmers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sparked a movement. Little did they know that a jammed printer would lead to the beginning of an era: the free software movement.  If you’ve ever heard the phrase, “free as in freedom, not beer,” this is what it means: “Free software” means…

  • What is the WordPress Foundation and Why Does it Exist?

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    The WordPress Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission to democratize publishing through open source, General Public License (GPL) software. Established in January 2010, the Foundation strives to ensure free access, in perpetuity, to the software projects we support. The WordPress Foundation has a unique history. While it’s true that the organization is eponymously…

  • Looking back at 2021

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    As 2021 is coming to an end, it is time to look back at the year that was. 2021 was a challenging year for the world due to the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite all the challenges, the WordPress Foundation was able to make excellent progress in its mission of educating the…

  • The Basic principles of Open-source Software

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    The WordPress Foundation aims to educate the public about WordPress and related open-source software (OSS). Towards that end, the WordPress Foundation created the Introduction to Open-source workshops, which shed more light on the potential of open-source software, particularly in countries where there is less participation in OSS projects. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these workshops…

  • Open Source Workshops: November 2020 report

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    The WordPress Foundation has been organizing Introduction to Open Source workshops, as part of our continuing efforts to educate the public about WordPress and related open-source software (OSS). In 2019, as part of our goal of organizing workshops in parts of the world with less participation in open source, we held four successful workshops in…

  • Call for Organizers: Introduction to Open Source

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    To further the WordPress Foundation’s charter to educate the public about WordPress and related open source software (OSS), we want to sponsor a new series of workshops/training events introducing people to open source. Specifically, we want to shine more light on the potential of open source software in countries where there is less participation in…