Simon Dickson has been blogging about online government, politics and WordPress since 2005. Some important people read it.

 
 
Tuesday 18 October 2011

Matt WordPress vs Dries Drupal

If you have any interest in WordPress and/or Drupal as a technology, or open source more generally, I urge you to find (at least) half an hour to watch this video from a conference in Houston, Texas a couple of weeks back: it's Dries Buytaert, the project lead for Drupal and Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress sharing a platform for the first time ever.

If you're hoping for fisticuffs, you'll be somewhat disappointed. But it's fascinating to hear the two luminaries explaining their perspectives - the many things which unite them, and the few aspects on which they diverge. It's a beautiful encapsulation of the differing philosophies, structures, businesses and approaches behind the two world-leading platforms... and the strength of the open-source model in general.

There are some audio problems at the start of the recording, but do please bear with it. You won't regret it.

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