Democratising publishing
peter.suber's bookmarks 2024-10-31
Summary:
"I found myself constantly wondering: What could WordPress look like if the product, the technology and the organisation lived up to what I thought democratising publishing actually meant?
In November 2012, I wrote a blog post pitching my answer to that question. I called it Ghost, and it was made up of a few core ideas:
- Software focused exclusively on publishing workflows. Not a general-purpose CMS.
- Integrate the most important core functionality natively. Not require 50 plugins for things used by everyone.
- A simple, permissive MIT license. No GPL drama.
- Structured as an independent non-profit organisation. No owners, outside investors, no ulterior motivations, no conflicts of interest.
- A sustainable revenue model with official, managed hosting. Not a giant venture-scale startup, just a simple business...."