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Partially true.

Yes, there's definitely very few UI changes between D7 and D8 ... so sitebuilders should feel right at home.

However, everything has changed in the codebase, so developers have a lot of learning to do.

This is much bigger than just Mozilla: https://www.ostraining.com/blog/general/gsoc/

Lots of big-name projects were dropped.

In total, over 130 projects were dropped and over 80 new projects added.

It's way more than just Mozilla: https://www.ostraining.com/blog/general/gsoc/

"over 130 projects were dropped and over 80 new projects added"

LOL. That was the very first comment on Twitter too.

What's old is new again.

Pardon the obvious question, but ... is it ironic to have this post on Svtble, a non-open source, invite-only platform?

Thanks Michael. Perhaps you could list "Joomla 3" with a link to that landing page?

For Joomla, it's probably worth mentioning that's it not just an add-on any more.

The whole of version 3 is built with Bootstrap: http://joomla.org/3/

Funny you should mention WordPress.

Just yesterday, Joomla, the next largest CMS behind WordPress, launched a latest version, entirely built with Bootstrap: http://joomla.org/3/

That's a not-insignificant % of the web right there that's moving to Bootstrap.

Great to see major software use Bootstrap.

Lots of typical TechCrunch mistakes when covering open source, though. They always think open source projects are "companies". Related example: every single TC article on WordPress seems to say that Automattic is the owner of WP.

Yes, very much so. This post was about the cards that Automattic hold in their hands and really is just one idea about how they could play them.

Sure, it may be that Automattic may need to release more closed products if they want to implement this vision

It may not even be the vision they have for Automattic ... but I do think it's an opportunity they have.

For Gravatar, no it's not a social network at all, but it's a potential part of a bigger, wider identity platform.

Yes, the secret sauce here is potentially Automattic. With WordPress.com, Gravatar and a substantial hold on WordPress.org, they have a rare opportunity to create a centralized platform.

Yes, that's huge part of it ... "stop talking about never-will-make-it projects like Diaspora"

But there is a strong part of me that thinks WordPress could become a serious (although very different) competitor to Facebook.

Yes, it's plausible and that's the main thrust of the argument.

I'm not even sure Matt M. has a clear idea of how the direction this might play out but it might be like this:

- build a huge set of site running the same codebase (done) - start to connect them on the admin level (doing) - start to connect the on the user-facing level (starting)

True, and BuddyPress has a history with Automattic.

Even more simply, to create a powerful identity platform, they'd probably just need to improve the Public Profile area on WordPress.com.

At the moment there's just First Name, Last Name, Public Display Name, About Us and Gravatar (another Automattic product and the key image identity platform for the web)

True, at the moment it's only site owners and WordPress.com bloggers who are really tapped into this network.

We're talking about potential here.

As more end-users features like comments get added to JetPack, the chance is there to entice more users like your family.

Hi Bergie

As the original author, that's a great explanation and I like it more than my own :)

It's probably true in quite a few areas of the enterprise where the buyers are more discerning.

Unfortunately, the mass market users still tend to have fits over the phrase.