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My question, related to the parent's post: why is WP.org under any obligation to provide any service to WP Engine and its users? And you're saying that they ta
by bad_user 2y ago
My question, related to the parent's post: why is WP.org under any obligation to provide any service to WP Engine and its users?
And you're saying that they targeted one user specifically ... I say, where's the problem?
To make a proper analogy, if Google abused Wikipedia or the Internet Archive, shouldn't these non-profits have the power to ban one specific user from abusing their free services?
And yes, Automattic pays WP.org's bills. I would prefer independence ... maybe if more companies contributed, that would happen.
- rstupek 2y agoWhat if the open source software had hardcoded links to check for updates of itself and for downloading of plugins? Would that change their obligations in providing services for updates and plugin downloads?
- bastawhiz 2y ago> to provide any service to WP Engine and its users? WordPress hard codes their own URLs in their software. They don't have published pricing. There's no criteria for who should have to pay unless they're WPE. By the argument you're making, what makes it okay for anyone to run WordPress on a server without the host of that server paying a fee to WordPress? There's nothing that sets WPE apart from any other service out there that hosts WordPress except that Matt M decided he's on a crusade.