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At times, it can be. But the transfer of rights to the WFP was made as being about the community, and not allowing any commercial organization to have rights to
by FireBeyond 2y ago
At times, it can be. But the transfer of rights to the WFP was made as being about the community, and not allowing any commercial organization to have rights to that app ecosystem.
That press release was made the very same day as the WFP then silently granting back exclusive rights to Automattic.
The WFP has never, until this court case, acknowledged that any org has such commercial rights, let alone "irrevocable, exclusive and universal" rights. For the best part of a decade.
Matt may not have been under oath but the announcement on behalf of WPF was entirely factually inaccurate, because a commercial organization absolutely did and would have those rights over "WordPress". And he can't even claim ignorance, because he was the one granting those rights, that same day.
- nickff 2y agoIt seems like Matt was telling the truth, but not the whole truth, which is probably more than he was legally required to do.