Mullenweg says WordPress.org “belongs to me personally”, as his WP Engine feud blurs the lines between WordPress.org, the WordPress Foundation, and Automattic
Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’ — https://www.theverge.com/... #WordPress #opensource #Automattic @Khrys@mamot.fr : Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’ — https://www.theverge.com/... The lines between the WordPress open-source project, the nonprofit backing it, and the commercial arm owned by Automattic are blurring. Rob Zazueta / @robz@toot.robzazueta.com : “'WordPress.org just belongs to me personally,' Mullenweg said during an interview with The Verge.” — https://www.theverge.com/... Listen to him: — It doesn't belong to the community of contributors. — It doesn't belong to the community of committed users - many of whom modify the code in some way to fit their needs, even if it's just a template. … Jason Lefkowitz / @jalefkowit@vmst.io : MATT — I AM BEGGING YOU — STOP TALKING — https://www.theverge.com/... [image] X: Heather Bragg / @heatherbragg : Considering @wordpress powers 40% of the Internet, this comment is concerning. Eva de Valk / @evadevalk : What a mess https://www.theverge.com/... Matt Beck / @mattbeck : 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/... @alchemyunited : 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/... [image] See also Mediagazer