Although it plays an integral role in holding up web content from the likes of NASA and the White House, WordPress typically keeps a low profile. But the open-source content management system, which powers more than 40 percent of all websites on the internet, has been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks as its founder Matt Mullenweg wages war against one of the largest WordPress hosting services. Despite an ensuing legal battle and rift in the open-source development community, Mullenweg claims the feud has actually been good for business.

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“I make plans in decades. This is not a huge deal to me,” Mullenweg, 40, told Observer. The saga is part and parcel of maintaining the longevity of WordPress, according to Mullenweg, who claims it has helped streamline his company and reinvigorate his work. Mullenweg founded WordPress in 2003 at 19. Today, he is the CEO of Automattic, which owns WordPress.com and contributes time and code to the open-source WordPress........

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