Movable Type goes 100% Open Source

Wow, just read that Movable Type has gone 100% open source. This from Anil Dash:

As of today, and forever forward, Movable Type is open source. This means you can freely modify, redistribute, and use Movable Type for any purpose you choose. Just want the details and downloads? Skip to the bottom. But you might like the story of how we got here. As of today, and forever forward, Movable Type is open source. This means you can freely modify, redistribute, and use Movable Type for any purpose you choose.

Just want the details and downloads? Skip to the bottom. But you might like the story of how we got here

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Guess the competition from WordPress which surpassed Six Apart in blog usage, has helped push Six Apart in the open source direction. Question is it too little too late? Has the Wordpress open source community become too entrenched? Hard to say, but I think open source advocates will give Movable Type a 2nd look. As a Movable Type blogger myself, I think this move will only help Movable Type in the future.