{"id":6984,"date":"2011-02-23T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=6984"},"modified":"2015-11-06T23:42:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-07T04:42:32","slug":"proof-that-open-source-software-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/proof-that-open-source-software-works\/","title":{"rendered":"proof that open-source software works"},"content":{"rendered":"

People often ask, “how does open-source software get done?” Honestly I don’t know – I’ve never worked on a development team. But it does. And all the wonderful people below helped contribute to the now-current release of WordPress 3.1<\/a> – which runs I don’t know how many multi-millions-millions of blogs. Hell I have installed on at least 7,1632<\/sup> blogs!<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

We\u2019re All in This Together<\/h3>\n

WordPress is the result of the combined effort of people from all over the world united with a common goal: to make the best darn web software for publishing your story on the web and sharing it with the world. Here is a list of the more than 180 people who helped out with development during the 3.1 cycle:<\/p>\n

Aaron Campbell (aaroncampbell)<\/a>,\u00a0Adam Backstrom (adambackstrom)<\/a>,\u00a0John Ford (aldenta)<\/a>,\u00a0Alex Dunae (alexdunae)<\/a>,\u00a0Alex King (alexkingorg)<\/a>,\u00a0Amanda French (amandafrench)<\/a>,\u00a0Will Anderson (anderswc)<\/a>,\u00a0Andrea Rennick (andrea_r)<\/a>,\u00a0Andrew Ozz (azaozz)<\/a>,\u00a0Andy Skelton (andy\/skeltoac)<\/a>,\u00a0Andy Blackwell (andyblackwell)<\/a>,Andr\u00e9 Renaut (arena)<\/a>,\u00a0Andrei Vereha (avereha)<\/a>,\u00a0Azizur Rahman (azizur)<\/a>,\u00a0Barry Abrahamson (barry)<\/a>,Mohammad Jangda (batmoo)<\/a>,\u00a0Beau Lebens (beaulebens)<\/a>,\u00a0Ben Ward (benward)<\/a>,\u00a0Matthew G. Richmond (bigdawggi)<\/a>,\u00a0Rowan Rodrik van der Molen (bigsmoke)<\/a>,\u00a0Glenn Ansley (blepoxp)<\/a>,\u00a0blt4<\/a>,\u00a0bobbyblade<\/a>,\u00a0Boone B. Gorges (boonebgorges)<\/a>,\u00a0Brian Colinger (briancolinger)<\/a>,\u00a0Brian Layman (brianlayman)<\/a>,\u00a0Caesar Schinas (caesarsgrunt)<\/a>,\u00a0Ben Casey (casben79)<\/a>,\u00a0Chip Bennett (chipbennett)<\/a>, Chris Sfanos,\u00a0Chris Jean (chrisbliss18)<\/a>,Marco Cimmino (cimmo)<\/a>,\u00a0Scott Reilly (coffee2code)<\/a>,\u00a0Dylan Kuhn (cyberhobo)<\/a>,\u00a0Darren Meehan (darrenmeehan)<\/a>,Dion Hulse (dd32)<\/a>,\u00a0Dean Robinson (deanjrobinson)<\/a>,\u00a0Demetris Kikizas, \u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03af\u03ba\u03b9\u03b6\u03b1\u03c2 (demetris)<\/a>,\u00a0Denis-de-Bernardy<\/a>,\u00a0djzone<\/a>,\u00a0\u0414\u043e\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440 \u0411\u0440\u043e (doktorbro)<\/a>,\u00a0Donal MacArthur (donalmacarthur)<\/a>,\u00a0Dougal Campbell (dougal)<\/a>,\u00a0Dre Armeda (dremeda)<\/a>,\u00a0Jon Cave (duck_)<\/a>,\u00a0Doug Provencio (dougwrites)<\/a>, Edward Hevlund (edward mindreantre),Einar Egilsson (einare)<\/a>,\u00a0Eric Mann (ericmann)<\/a>,\u00a0Austin Matzko (filosofo)<\/a>,\u00a0Gil Rutkowski (flashingcursor)<\/a>,\u00a0foofy<\/a>,Francesco Laffi (francescolaffi)<\/a>,\u00a0Gary Cao (garyc40)<\/a>,\u00a0Justin Tadlock (greenshady)<\/a>,\u00a0Reuben Gunday (greuben)<\/a>,hakre<\/a>,\u00a0Hui Chen (huichen)<\/a>,\u00a0Ben Huson (husobj)<\/a>,\u00a0Matt Thomas (iammattthomas)<\/a>,\u00a0Ian Stewart (iandstewart)<\/a>,indie-ulf<\/a>,\u00a0Jacob Santos (jacobsantos)<\/a>,\u00a0Jakub M\u00ed\u0161ek (jakub.misek)<\/a>,\u00a0James Collins (jamescollins)<\/a>,\u00a0Jane Wells (jane\/janeforshort)<\/a>,\u00a0jayjdk<\/a>,\u00a0Jason Penney (jczorkmid)<\/a>,\u00a0Jeff Farthing (jfarthing84)<\/a>,\u00a0Josh Kearney (jk0)<\/a>,joelhardi<\/a>,\u00a0John Blackbourn (johnbillion)<\/a>,\u00a0John James Jacoby (johnjamesjacoby\/jjj)<\/a>,\u00a0John O\u2019Nolan (johnonolan)<\/a>,John Bloch (JohnPBloch)<\/a>,\u00a0Joost de Valk (joostdevalk\/yoast)<\/a>,\u00a0Aaron Jorbin (jorbin)<\/a>,\u00a0Joseph Scott (josephscott)<\/a>, Justin Rainbow,\u00a0Kapeel Sable (kapeels)<\/a>,\u00a0Adam Harley (kawauso)<\/a>,\u00a0Jorge Bernal (koke)<\/a>,\u00a0Daryl Koopersmith (koopersmith)<\/a>,\u00a0Lance Willett (lancewillett)<\/a>,\u00a0Lutz Schroeer (latz)<\/a>,\u00a0Lew Ayotte (layotte)<\/a>,\u00a0linguasite<\/a>,\u00a0Lloyd Budd (lloydbudd)<\/a>,\u00a0loushou<\/a>,\u00a0mailnew2ster<\/a>,\u00a0mako09<\/a>,\u00a0Mark Jaquith (markjaquith)<\/a>,\u00a0Mark McWilliams (markmcwilliams)<\/a>,MattyRob<\/a>, Mauro Gentile,\u00a0Michael Adams (mdawaffe)<\/a>,\u00a0Chris Meller (mellertime)<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Fields (mfields)<\/a>,MichaelH<\/a>,\u00a0Mike Schinkel (mikeschinkel)<\/a>,\u00a0Robert Chapin (miqrogroove)<\/a>,\u00a0Michael \u201cMitcho\u201d Erlewine (mitchoyoshitaka)<\/a>,\u00a0David McFarlane (mrmist)<\/a>,\u00a0mrwok<\/a>,\u00a0John Havlik (mtekk)<\/a>,\u00a0Martin Widmann (mwidmann)<\/a>,Andrew Nacin (nacin)<\/a>,\u00a0Nikolay Bachiyski (nbachiyski)<\/a>,\u00a0Nathan Rice (nathanrice)<\/a>,\u00a0Niall Kennedy (niallkennedy)<\/a>,Bernhard Riedl (neoxx)<\/a>,\u00a0Nick Momrik (nickmomrik)<\/a>, Nils Juenemannn,\u00a0Nicolas Kuttler (nkuttler)<\/a>,\u00a0nootron<\/a>,norbertm<\/a>,\u00a0Dominik Schilling (ocean90)<\/a>,\u00a0ohanesian<\/a>,\u00a0Samuel Wood (Otto42)<\/a>,\u00a0Ozh Richard (ozh)<\/a>, P\u00e1draic Brady,Franklin Tse (peaceablewhale)<\/a>,\u00a0Pete Mall (PeteMall)<\/a>,\u00a0Phill Brown (phill_brown)<\/a>,\u00a0Phill Kenoyer (PhillKenoyer)<\/a>,phrostypoison<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Pretty (prettyboymp)<\/a>,\u00a0Simon Prosser (pross)<\/a>,\u00a0Ptah Dunbar (ptahdunbar)<\/a>,\u00a0Harsh J. 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Davis (wpdavis)<\/a>,\u00a0Ron Rennick (wpmuguru)<\/a>,\u00a0Kenneth Newman (WraithKenny)<\/a>,\u00a0Yoav Farhi (yoavf)<\/a>, and\u00a0Safirul Alfreda (zeo)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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