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tl;dr version: "Hey, that trademark is mine, take it down." "Okay." I don't get why there are still so many articles being written about Wordpress drama. The
by AlienRobot 2y ago
tl;dr version:
"Hey, that trademark is mine, take it down."
"Okay."
I don't get why there are still so many articles being written about Wordpress drama. There are no gotchas. Nobody can force Wordpress to provide anybody updates for free. You have all the right to enforce your trademarks if you think Wordpress wronged you.
Somehow, despite all of these articles, I still haven't seen a single one from WP Engine itself. I'm fairly sure they just deployed their own update repository in the deadline they were given and that was it. I have no idea where it will go from here, but I doubt it matters much.
- docdeek 2y agoI imagine a reason that WPEngine has been relatively quiet is that they have competent legal counsel who have advised them to remain silent. While WPE has let their lawyers handle things, Matt has refused to shut up and, consequently, has fueled the drama and arguably put himself in a worse position legally.
- AlienRobot 2y agoI wonder if they will ever say anything, though. I'm honestly kind of tired of seeing posts about WP drama on several different platforms, and this has been going on for weeks. I had to unsubscribe from #wordpress on Mastodon because almost every post was about this...
- ceejayoz 2y ago> I wonder if they will ever say anything, though. "Never interrupt your opponent while he is in the middle of making a mistake."