Some WordPress veterans and the Linux Foundation start FAIR, a federated update network to decentralize WordPress infrastructure and boost supply chain security
The recent travails of WordPress have caused consternation among the web community that relies on the platform, which powers more than four in ten websites online today.
Matt Mullenweg deactivates the accounts of several WordPress.org members, some of whom have been leading a push to create a new fork of the open-source project
Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members …
Matt Mullenweg responds to DHH's claim that “Automattic is doing open source dirty”, pointing out Rails' own trademark policy and taking some jabs at 37signals
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Casey Newton / @crumbler : The number of ad hominem personal attacks against DHH in here that have nothing to do with the issue are extremely telling. Joe Rosenthal / @...
WordPress plugin Jetpack releases a critical security update to fix a bug letting logged-in users access forms from website visitors, in all versions since 2016
WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged …
Matt Mullenweg says WordPress is “forking” Advanced Custom Fields, a plugin developed by WP Engine; ACF's team says the plugin was taken away “without consent”
It's super late at night on Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Edward Targett / The Stack : Wordpress Wars: Forking crazy nuclear takeover triggers fury Luke Jones / WinBuzzer : WordPress Forcefully Take...
Matt Mullenweg's feud with WP Engine not only presents a significant conflict of interest but has also dragged the WordPress community into a legal mess
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Automattic demanding an 8% cut of WP Engine's revenue is a wanton violation of open source ideals, and the damage to open source may extend far beyond WordPress
Automattic demanding 8% of WP Engine's revenues because they're not “giving back enough” to WordPress is a wanton violation …
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:/...
Matt Mullenweg says WP Engine no longer has free WordPress.org access and directs WP Engine customers having trouble with their websites to WP Engine support
disrupting essential work for #WordPress users, agencies, freelancers, and plugin developers. Please read: https://wpenginestatus.com/... Brian Gardner / @bgardner : My heart is breaking. 💔 @pressable...
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, t...