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I think Matt is very clearly in the wrong here. He's trying to impose additional restrictions on GPL-licensed software. His incorrect perspective is of little v
by madeofpalk 2y ago
I think Matt is very clearly in the wrong here. He's trying to impose additional restrictions on GPL-licensed software. His incorrect perspective is of little value to me.
> Matt seems convinced (for better or worse) that WP Engine tried to mislead Wordpress users, and tried to damage Wordpress in other ways.
He's not.
> The analogy I made is they got Al Capone for taxes,” Mullenweg says. [...] Mullenweg argues one of the reasons for its success is the use of “WordPress” across its site. “That’s why we’re using that legal avenue to really, yeah, pressure them. That’s true: we are pressuring them.”
He wants WP Engine to pay/contribute (while requiring audits to ensure they're properly contributing), and is just using trademark claims as the instrument to force them to pay up.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/4/24262232/matt-mullenweg-wordpress-org-wp-engine https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/4/24262232/matt-mullenweg-w...