I’m switching blogging systems. I’ve been using Moveable Type for a couple of years, and while it’s a fine tool, it’s just so complicated. If I wanted to learn it’s nuences, I would have to spend a huge amount of time in the code, time I don’t have. And given that MoveableType has evolved in to a 3.0 release, it seems an appropriate time to break away from it to something else. So, after doing some research, I’ve decided to use WordPress as a replacement. Its install is Mac simple, simply edit one file and then upload them to your server and you are set to run the configuration script. With a minimal amount of effort, I imported all of my MoveableType entries. Gotta love when things just work. Now I just have to find a spell checker that will work with the system.
Of course, I probably wouldn’t have known about WordPress if it hadn’t been for the uproar that followed the license changes with the release of MoveableType 3.0. A quick search of the web results in dozens of people switching from MT to WordPress, some for financial reasons, other’s on purely moral ground. Personally, the change in license doesn’t affect me. I run two blogs, both personal to me, so I fall within the personal license aggreement. I understand the protest around the changes, but I also understand why a company would want to make money off of their efforts. Ultimatly it’s what you want from the tool and what is offered. For me, I wouldn’t pay for a blogging tool (although I did deonate to MT’s development), because it’s not a need in my life, as is evident by the fact that it’s been almost a month since my last post. So, I’ll stick with WordPress for a while. Who knows, it may prove better.