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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/users/kdawson/statuses/116133726822119401">Keith Dawson (kdawson@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Feb-2026 08:46:07 JST</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@kdawson" title="kdawson@tldr.nettime.org"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/78759-48-20230525061249.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Keith Dawson" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Keith Dawson</a></section><article><p>RE: <a href="https://social.coop/@nicol/116132206663179271" rel="nofollow">https://social.coop/@nicol/116132206663179271</a></p><p>Fascinating. Here is a genuinely, deeply decent person who embodies the spirit of open source and has no regrets that he did not become a billionaire off of his seminal work on WordPress.</p><p><a href="https://25.netribution.co.uk/nic/mike-little-the-british-co-founder-of-wordpress-youve-probably-never-heard-of/" rel="nofollow">https://25.netribution.co.uk/nic/mike-little-the-british-co-founder-of-wordpress-youve-probably-never-heard-of/</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6186800#notice-12191556">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-02-26T08:46:07+09:00" title="Thursday, 26-Feb-2026 08:46:07 JST">about 5 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@kdawson/116133726822119401" rel="external" title="Sent from tldr.nettime.org via ActivityPub">tldr.nettime.org</a></span></span><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@kdawson/116133726822119401">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://social.coop/@nicol/116132206663179271Fascinating">Nicol Wistreich (@nicol@social.coop)</a></h5><div> from <span>Nicol Wistreich</span></div></header><div>How many people know that #WordPress was co-founded by a black man, Mike Little?Or that he's from the north of England? A self-taught coder from #Stockport, just south of #Manchester? Or that he never received so much as a share, cent or job offer from the $7bn+ valued Automattic after spending five months working exclusively with Matt Mullenweg on the B2 fork?After @bevangelist told me about @mikelittle@mastodon.online I interviewed him for a documentary I never got round to making. Back then I was left with two certainties: he's Wozniak to Mullenweg's Jobs. Among other things he added the one-click upgrade that's been central to WP's bonkers 45%-of-the-web-success. And he's one of the nicest people I've ever interviewed, which is also bonkers given that he not only didn't share in WP's financial success, but that he's barely known.But he should be - so, better late than never - please meet #MikeLittle, perhaps the most-influential-least-known person in #foss… https://25.netribution.co.uk/nic/mike-little-the-british-co-founder-of-wordpress-youve-probably-never-heard-of/</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Keith Dawson (kdawson@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Feb-2026 08:46:07 JST Keith Dawson
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Fascinating. Here is a genuinely, deeply decent person who embodies the spirit of open source and has no regrets that he did not become a billionaire off of his seminal work on WordPress.
https://25.netribution.co.uk/nic/mike-little-the-british-co-founder-of-wordpress-youve-probably-never-heard-of/
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  How many people know that #WordPress was co-founded by a black man, Mike Little? Or that he's from the north of England? A self-taught coder from #Stockport, just south of #Manchester? Or that he never received so much as a share, cent or job offer from the $7bn+ valued Automattic after spending five months working exclusively with Matt Mullenweg on the B2 fork? After @bevangelist told me about @mikelittle@mastodon.online I interviewed him for a documentary I never got round to making. Back then I was left with two certainties: he's Wozniak to Mullenweg's Jobs. Among other things he added the one-click upgrade that's been central to WP's bonkers 45%-of-the-web-success. And he's one of the nicest people I've ever interviewed, which is also bonkers given that he not only didn't share in WP's financial success, but that he's barely known. But he should be - so, better late than never - please meet #MikeLittle, perhaps the most-influential-least-known person in #foss… https://25.netribution.co.uk/nic/mike-little-the-british-co-founder-of-wordpress-youve-probably-never-heard-of/

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