We’ve been working on a new book about the history of WordPress drawing on dozens of interviews with the original folks involved and extensive research. It’s not ready yet, but for the tenth anniversary of WordPress we’d like to make a chapter available, On forking WordPress, forks in general, early WordPress, and the community, which you can download below in the following formats:
Jazzers and Release Dates
WordPress core developers share a love of jazz music, and all our major releases are named in honor of jazz musicians we personally admire. Here’s a list of releases and the musicians they were named for. You can listen to a Last.fm station of all the musicians we named a release for.
Version | Musician | Date |
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5.2 | Jaco Pastorius | ເດືອນພຶດສະພາ 7, 2019 |
5.1 | Betty Carter | ເດືອນກຸມພາ 21, 2019 |
5.0 | Bebo Valdés | ເດືອນທັນວາ 6, 2018 |
4.9 | Billy Tipton | ເດືອນພະຈິກ 15, 2017 |
4.8 | Bill Evans | ເດືອນມີນາ 8, 2017 |
4.7 | Sarah Vaughan | ເດືອນທັນວາ 6, 2016 |
4.6 | Pepper Adams | ເດືອນສິງຫາ 16, 2016 |
4.5 | Coleman Hawkins | ເດືອນເມສາ 12, 2016 |
4.4 | Clifford Brown | ເດືອນທັນວາ 8, 2015 |
4.3 | Billie Holiday | ເດືອນສິງຫາ 18, 2015 |
4.2 | Bud Powell | ເດືອນເມສາ 23, 2015 |
4.1 | Dinah Washington | ເດືອນທັນວາ 18, 2014 |
4.0 | Benny Goodman | ເດືອນກັນຍາ 4, 2014 |
3.9 | Jimmy Smith | ເດືອນເມສາ 16, 2014 |
3.8 | Charlie Parker | ເດືອນທັນວາ 12, 2013 |
3.7 | Count Basie | ເດືອນຕຸລາ 24, 2013 |
3.6 | Oscar Peterson | ເດືອນສິງຫາ 1, 2013 |
3.5 | Elvin Jones | ເດືອນທັນວາ 11, 2012 |
3.4 | Grant Green | ເດືອນມີນາ 13, 2012 |
3.3 | Sonny Stitt | ເດືອນທັນວາ 12, 2011 |
3.2 | George Gershwin | ເດືອນກໍລະກົດ 4, 2011 |
3.1 | Django Reinhardt | ເດືອນກຸມພາ 23, 2011 |
3.0 | Thelonious Monk | ເດືອນມີນາ 17, 2010 |
2.9 | Carmen McRae | ເດືອນທັນວາ 18, 2009 |
2.8 | Chet Baker | ເດືອນມີນາ 11, 2009 |
2.7 | John Coltrane | ເດືອນທັນວາ 10, 2008 |
2.6 | McCoy Tyner | ເດືອນກໍລະກົດ 15, 2008 |
2.5 | Michael Brecker | ເດືອນມີນາ 29, 2008 |
2.3 | Dexter Gordon | ເດືອນກັນຍາ 24, 2007 |
2.2 | Stan Getz | ເດືອນພຶດສະພາ 16, 2007 |
2.1 | Ella Fitzgerald | ເດືອນມັງກອນ 22, 2007 |
2.0 | Duke Ellington | ເດືອນທັນວາ 31, 2005 |
1.5 | Billy Strayhorn | ເດືອນກຸມພາ 17, 2005 |
1.2 | Charles Mingus | ເດືອນພຶດສະພາ 22, 2004 |
1.0 | Miles Davis | ເດືອນມັງກອນ 3, 2004 |
.70 | No musician chosen. | ເດືອນພຶດສະພາ 27, 2003 |