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www.computerworld.com | ||
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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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coenjacobs.com
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| | | | | [AI summary] A developer expresses deep concern and criticism regarding the hostile takeover of the Advanced Custom Fields plugin and the resulting erosion of trust within the WordPress ecosystem. | |
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blog.pragmaticengineer.com
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| | | | | Automattic, creator of Wordpress, is being sued by one of the largest WordPress hosting providers. The conflict fits into a trend of billion-dollar companies struggling to effectively monetize open source, and are changing tactics to limit their competition and increase their revenue. | |
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www.paritybit.ca
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| | | Free Software is an abject failure. It may sound like a good concept on its face-especially with the kind of language often used to describe the movement and its opponents-but, when put under scrutiny, the institutions and practices that make up the Free Software movement fundamentally fail at their stated goals and harm the software ecosystem as a result. | ||
