neilperetz

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by neilperetz 2y ago
Hi mthoms. The question you asked is: "how can The Foundation grant wordpress.org a license if the licence granted to Automattic is exclusive? Wordpress.org as you know, is not a non-profit." One need not be a non-profit corporat
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by neilperetz 2y ago
Sorry that even attorneys can have typos.
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by neilperetz 2y ago
You wrote: "In explaining how the license agreement between the foundation and Automattic happened, the post says that 'In order to effect a valid license agreement, there needs to be an actual exchange of value from both sides, w
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by neilperetz 2y ago
Indeed, a blog post with more detail is forthcoming.
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by neilperetz 2y ago
As I noted above, we are preparing a blog post with further detail about Matt's role in the community. Of course, if that doesn't provide sufficient clarity, let us know.
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by neilperetz 2y ago
I believe there was a typo in the post. If you read this thread you'll see a note below from Matt yesterday that the post was corrected.
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by neilperetz 2y ago
I appreciate the question and it deserves a lengthier blog post reply that I will work on and share. In the interim, some brief thoughts on the topic that may be relevant. The WordPress community operates on an open source, non-commercial
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by neilperetz 2y ago
No, that's not what I am saying. Nice try with the leading question though.
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by neilperetz 2y ago
So you interpret "is there any part of the Wordpress cluster of organizations that do not ultimately answer to Matt?" as being a YES or NO question? I interpret it as a request for information about what is Matt's role in the
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by neilperetz 2y ago
While I love pronouns, they can lead to misunderstandings if not carefully defined. Above it was written "I'll take that as a 'no'". Could you explain what "that" refers to in your statement. I am asking b
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by neilperetz 2y ago
Despite our sometimes fervent wishes, lawyers don't control clients. We are not puppeteers.
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by neilperetz 2y ago
Clearly your question is beyond the scope of the article -which means you want more than 700 words. Otherwise you could just read the article.
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by neilperetz 2y ago
Hi Legitster. I will work with colleagues on a response to your question. It's a broad topic given how many facets there are to the WordPress community.
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by neilperetz 2y ago
Hi, it's Neil Peretz. I was just alerted to your post. I understand there's a question you have. How can I help you?