EllisLab to Seek New Owner for CodeIgniter PHP Framework
Bend, OR (PRWEB) July 10, 2013 -- CodeIgniter is one of the world's most popular Open Source PHP frameworks, used by thousands of web developers worldwide. It has received consistent praise as a small and lightweight framework for being both speedy and surefooted. Having earned the reputation of being low-risk and high-gain, it has enjoyed significant worldwide adoption, surpassing other PHP frameworks on the popular software collaboration site GitHub in either followers, contributors, or both. CodeIgniter is used by everyone from AT&T to Home Depot to Dictionary.com, to Rachael Ray to Magento to the Mail & Guardian, to the Universities of Missouri, Michigan, Texas, Georgia, and more (Sources: builtwith.com, wappalyzer.com).
"EllisLab is committed to pursuing only the things that fit within our business model and goals and that best serve our customers' needs," commented Derek Jones, Chief Maker of EllisLab. "We are not a services company, and have always been unable to be involved to the degree that we feel CodeIgniter deserves. That means that CodeIgniter is not the right fit for EllisLab, and we're taking the opportunity to further narrow our focus to the endeavors that we excel at."
EllisLab is specifically looking for a new owner that has a solid vision for how CodeIgniter should evolve and the resources to carry out that vision. "We have mixed feelings because we love CodeIgniter so much," stated Rick Ellis, Founder of EllisLab, "but it is the right decision. PHP as a programming language is rapidly maturing, and the people who rely on CodeIgniter day in and day out deserve a steward that can make CodeIgniter their primary flywheel."
Inquiries into the acquisition of CodeIgniter should be directed to Rick Ellis. EllisLab is requesting that interested parties include their vision for the framework as well as what qualifications they would bring to CodeIgniter.
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About EllisLab
EllisLab is a fast-growing technology company founded in 2001 that develops web-building software used by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Among their product lines are ExpressionEngine®, a flexible web publishing platform used by small businesses and Fortune 100 companies alike, CodeIgniter®, a lightweight Open Source PHP framework, and MojoMotor®, a simple web publishing engine for basic sites. For more information, please visit http://ellislab.com.
CONTACT: EllisLab Rick Ellis codeigniter(at)ellislab(dot)com (971) 238-3214
Rick Ellis, EllisLab, http://ellislab.com/, +1 (503) 609-0095, [email protected]
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