Marieke van de Rakt

Marieke van de Rakt, former co-founder of Yoast, discusses the growing divide between community-oriented contributions and commercial interests in the WordPress community. She highlights potential consequences of this division and emphasizes the importance of businesses contributing to WordPress. The podcast also explores the benefits of open source software and the impact of participation in the WordPress community on product success. The need for compensating contributors and the risks of proprietary platforms are also discussed.