2025-05-31
Wonderful and unexpected news - a positive sign for the future of WordPress. I'm curious about what led to the change in direction. I suspect Mary's been more involved lately and if so, it's great to see her being listened to and empowered to make decisions.
TechCrunch
Automattic says it will resume contributing to the WordPress project, after announcing a pause in April
· — After pausing our contributions to regroup, rethink … Bluesky: Ernie Smith / @ernie.tedium.co : Not exactly giving folks a clear idea of what's what [embedded post] X: David ...
2024-09-24
I'd love to read @automattic or @photomatt's response to this well-written letter so that we can see both sides to the story. So far, I haven't seen ANY legally valid claims against WP Engine - just nonsense about moral obligations, non-trademarked terms, post revisions, etc.
TechCrunch
WP Engine sends a cease-and-desist letter to Automattic to “retract false, harmful, and disparaging statements”, after Matt Mullenweg called it a “cancer”
WordPress hosting service WP Engine on Monday sent a cease-and-desist letter to Automattic …