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Darryl Yeo đ ïž
@darrylyeo
Imagine if GitHub or npm took control of your open-source project, republished it as their own, gaslit all your users into thinking itâs a security update, then extorted you for money because they donât like your business practices. This just happened with the WordPress plug-in registry and WP Engine (one of the most commercially successful WordPress hosts), and lots of customers and mom-and-pop shops are getting caught in the crossfire. Matt Mullenweg, successful as he is, is setting a terrible precedent for open-source software and needs to step down from WordPress and Automattic immediately. https://world.hey.com/dhh/open-source-royalty-and-mad-kings-a8f79d16
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tim/vortac
@vortac
Completely lost on words by how this situation developed. Luckily I have the Pro version running on all the sites I maintain. But it leaves a really bitter taste moving forward with WordPress. Not familiar with all the behind the scenes details, but this is the completely wrong way to handle the dispute (on the backs of your users).
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