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History of Marketplace 1.0 The existing Liferay Marketplace launched in 2012 with a lot of anticipation about the possibilities it could offer. After some initial success, engagement steadily declined over the years. In fact, at our last /dev/24 conference, long time community member Sébastien Le Marchand presented an engaging session about its current state and the need to...

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When I was thinking about joining Liferay back in 2005, I remember Brian Chan sharing his vision for the company. Instead of trying to create great software to make a lot of money for ourselves, let's use it as a means to help other people, especially the poor and needy. Great idea, eh? Fast forward to today, and we finally have an opportunity to do just that. I want to...

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Dear Liferay Employees, It's been a little over a month since my wife and I moved down to the LA area to take a more active part in Liferay Foundation. First off, let me just say a big "Thanks!" to those of you in the LA office for the warm welcome and helping us feel at home :) As I've been getting to know you all more, I'm excited at how much your talents and passions...