Sale of LJ

[gothwalk]

springinautumn asked:

"Would you please say something on this sale of LJ thing?"

So here's what I think: I'm pleased. I don't think Six Apart are going to do anything bad - they haven't done anything bad to the TypePad or Movable Type customers they already have, they're a small company, and they're run by a husband and wife. They understand the importance of community, and the freedom to communicate. And the founder of LJ - bradfitz - is now free to do the stuff he likes doing, rather than the business stuff, which he's on record as really not liking. With something as successful as livejournal has become, being bought by a, well, a more organised business was only a matter of time. I'm pleased that it's a company who understands what they're getting. I'm not going about backing up my LJ, opening other journals, or any such stuff (I think I have a deadjournal from years ago), and I think it's all going to be fine.

There'll also be some features added that I'm looking forward to, like trackback compliance. That'll be cool.