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