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coreint.org
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| | | | | Manton and Daniel catch up on the latest developments in the WordPress vs. WPEngine kerfuffle, and continuing after-effects. They talk about Matt Mullenweg's tendency lately to deliver seemingly calm and encouraging messages that are nonetheless laced with evidence of his spite towards antagonists. Finally they talk about Automattic's decision to reduce its own contribution to WordPress Core development, and the implications for the rest of the WordPress community. | |
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vlad.website
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| | | | | In October 2024, it emerged that WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has extensive power over the entire WordPress ecosystem, which 43% of all websites on the internet run on. When he exercised this power by seizing control of code that runs on tens of thousands of websites, the WordPress community realised that it was not in control of the software it was using, despite this software being Open Source. And many people were very upset! | |
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closeread.ghost.io
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| | | | | Automattic CEO and WordPress co-developer Matt Mullenweg published a post on September 21 calling WP Engine a "cancer to WordPress". For the uninitiated: WP Engine is an independent company that provides managed hosting for WordPress sites; WordPress.com is owned by Automattic and it leads the development of WordPress.org. | |
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joost.blog
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| | | In December, I wrote about the state of leadership in the WordPress ecosystem. I shared how too much power rests with one person, and how the lack of transparent governance puts contributors and businesses alike in difficult positions. That post ended with a call: we need to lead. That wasn't rhetorical. It was a pivot. ... Read more | ||
