Mullenweg says “WordPress.org just belongs to me personally”, as his WP Engine feud blurs the lines between WordPress.org, WordPress Foundation, and Automattic
The lines between the WordPress open-source project, the nonprofit backing it, and the commercial arm owned by Automattic are blurring.
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Discussion
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@jpd
Jason DeFillippo
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This is the beginning of the end for WordPress. Matt proves to be as petty as the rest of the tech oligarchs even though he puts on a nice-boy front. That, and I hate that fucking software with unbridled vehemence. https://www.theverge.com/...
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@younelan
Youness El Andaloussi
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Watching the new ‘WordPress belongs to me’ attitude and telling employees to leave if they disagree with him puts the WordPress fight in another perspective. I'm not a fan of how wpengine not contributing back but this is not OK. My prediction, unless he does damage control, Wo…
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@heatherbragg
Heather Bragg
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Considering @wordpress powers 40% of the Internet, this comment is concerning.
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@alchemyunited
@alchemyunited
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Well, that's one way to silence any dissenting plugin and theme owners on .org. Why wasn't this “business structure” made more transparent sooner? “ https://wordpress.org/ just belongs to me personally,” Mullenweg said during an interview with The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/…
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@evadevalk
Eva de Valk
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What a mess https://www.theverge.com/...
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@mattbeck
Matt Beck
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One takeaway I have in all of this WordPress drama is that it's amazing it hasn't blown up in Matt's face this way until now. https://www.theverge.com/...