Matt Mullenweg says Automattic has “been attempting to make a licensing deal” with WP Engine “for a very long time, and all they have done is string us along”
I've been writing and talking about WP Engine a lot in the last week, but I want to be crystal clear about the core issue at play. In short, WP Engine is violating WordPress' trademarks. Moreover, they have been doing so for years. … X: Matt Mullenweg / @photomatt : I tried to summarize the @wpengine and WordPress issue: https://ma.tt/... @wpengine : Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic, has misused his control of WordPress to interfere with WP Engine customers' access to https://wordpress.org/, asserting that he did so because WP Engine filed litigation against https://wordpress.org/. This simply is not true. Our Cease & Forums: Hacker News : Open Source, Trademarks, and WP Engine