<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[I sat down with @will who influenced my #WordPress work like no other, to reflect on two decades of open source and the social web.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I sat down with <span><a href="https://mastodon.willnorris.net/@will">@<span>will</span></a></span>  who influenced my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordPress" rel="tag">#<span>WordPress</span></a> work like no other, to reflect on two decades of open source and the social web. From <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiSo" rel="tag">#<span>DiSo</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenID" rel="tag">#<span>OpenID</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" rel="tag">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a>, we dive into identity, open standards, what worked, what didn’t, and what it takes to build a more open, user owned internet, and why that still matters today.</p><p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">



<a href="https://openchannels.fm/lessons-from-two-decades-of-open-source-and-the-social-internet/" title="Exploring Open Standards and Identity with Will Norris">
<img src="https://openchannels.fm/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Episode-744.png" class="card-img-top not-responsive" style="max-height: 15rem;" alt="Link Preview Image" />
</a>



<div class="card-body">
<h5 class="card-title">
<a class="text-decoration-none" href="https://openchannels.fm/lessons-from-two-decades-of-open-source-and-the-social-internet/">
Exploring Open Standards and Identity with Will Norris
</a>
</h5>
<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">Join Matthias Pfefferle as he chats with software engineer Will Norris on open standards, federated identity, and the evolution of the open web.</p>
</div>
<a href="https://openchannels.fm/lessons-from-two-decades-of-open-source-and-the-social-internet/" class="card-footer text-body-secondary small d-flex gap-2 align-items-center lh-2">



<img src="https://i0.wp.com/openchannels.fm/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-Open-Channels-FM-icon.png?fit=32%2C32&quality=80&ssl=1" alt="favicon" class="not-responsive overflow-hiddden" style="max-width: 21px; max-height: 21px;" />







<p class="d-inline-block text-truncate mb-0">Open Channels FM <span class="text-secondary">(openchannels.fm)</span></p>
</a>
</div></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" rel="tag">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" rel="tag">#<span>podcast</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://citiverse.it/topic/ee7ccfdb-f492-4351-aa64-b8fedb453c24/i-sat-down-with-@will-who-influenced-my-wordpress-work-like-no-other-to-reflect-on-two-decades-of-open-source-and-the-social-web.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:03:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://citiverse.it/topic/ee7ccfdb-f492-4351-aa64-b8fedb453c24.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:09:04 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>