More on my move from MovableType to WordPress

My old Movable Type syndication feed is now working again, with the help of people from the IRC freenode #wordpress channel. Comments seem to be working as well, since Ralph of Makes me Ralph commented on my photo of oregano that I posted a few days ago.

It has been interesting watching the reactions to the new Movable Type (MT) licensing scheme. My decision to change weblog software was triggered by my web host deciding to no longer allow Movable Type. I like the stability and longetivity of my provider, and worried that changing providers would result in a much slower system. I also hated the idea that my new host might dissallow Movable Type at some point. However, I probably would have found a new provider, if I hadn’t read the MT 3.0 license (in its first incarnation) and decided that it was time to go with a GPL solution. When I first started using MT back in August 2003, I donated to the company and had a ball setting up a weblog for myself, my husband, and loading my site into MT and using it as a content management system.

I loved Movable Type, but I must be fickle: I love WordPress too. I like the fact that I no longer have to wait for long rebuilds of my database. I like the fact that I can change the underlying code legally. I like the user interface. I like how easy it was to install. I like the support on the forum and on IRC. Certainly, it has a few rough edges, and I would not recommend it for non-techies, but then I always thought that non-technies were better off with TypePad than Movable Type. I still feel that way.