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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Art Tatum | Июль 20, 2021 |
| 5.7 | Esperanza Spalding | Мартъи 9, 2021 |
| 5.6 | Nina Simone | Декабрь 8, 2020 |
| 5.5 | Billy Eckstine | Август 11, 2020 |
| 5.4 | Nat Adderley | Мартъи 31, 2020 |
| 5.3 | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Ноябрь 12, 2019 |
| 5.2 | Jaco Pastorius | Май 7, 2019 |
| 5.1 | Betty Carter | Февраль 21, 2019 |
| 5.0 | Bebo Valdés | Декабрь 6, 2018 |
| 4.9 | Billy Tipton | Ноябрь 15, 2017 |
| 4.8 | Bill Evans | Июнь 8, 2017 |
| 4.7 | Sarah Vaughan | Декабрь 6, 2016 |
| 4.6 | Pepper Adams | Август 16, 2016 |
| 4.5 | Coleman Hawkins | Апрель 12, 2016 |
| 4.4 | Clifford Brown | Декабрь 8, 2015 |
| 4.3 | Billie Holiday | Август 18, 2015 |
| 4.2 | Bud Powell | Апрель 23, 2015 |
| 4.1 | Dinah Washington | Декабрь 18, 2014 |
| 4.0 | Benny Goodman | Сентябрь 4, 2014 |
| 3.9 | Jimmy Smith | Апрель 16, 2014 |
| 3.8 | Charlie Parker | Декабрь 12, 2013 |
| 3.7 | Count Basie | Октябрь 24, 2013 |
| 3.6 | Oscar Peterson | Август 1, 2013 |
| 3.5 | Elvin Jones | Декабрь 11, 2012 |
| 3.4 | Grant Green | Июнь 13, 2012 |
| 3.3 | Sonny Stitt | Декабрь 12, 2011 |
| 3.2 | George Gershwin | Июль 4, 2011 |
| 3.1 | Django Reinhardt | Февраль 23, 2011 |
| 3.0 | Thelonious Monk | Июнь 17, 2010 |
| 2.9 | Carmen McRae | Декабрь 18, 2009 |
| 2.8 | Chet Baker | Июнь 11, 2009 |
| 2.7 | John Coltrane | Декабрь 10, 2008 |
| 2.6 | McCoy Tyner | Июль 15, 2008 |
| 2.5 | Michael Brecker | Мартъи 29, 2008 |
| 2.3 | Dexter Gordon | Сентябрь 24, 2007 |
| 2.2 | Stan Getz | Май 16, 2007 |
| 2.1 | Ella Fitzgerald | Январь 22, 2007 |
| 2.0 | Duke Ellington | Декабрь 31, 2005 |
| 1.5 | Billy Strayhorn | Февраль 17, 2005 |
| 1.2 | Charles Mingus | Май 22, 2004 |
| 1.0 | Miles Davis | Январь 3, 2004 |
| .70 | No musician chosen. | Май 27, 2003 |