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He demanded either 8% of their gross revenue, the equivalent in development time for employees who would be directed by WordPress.org, or some combination there

He demanded either 8% of their gross revenue, the equivalent in development time for employees who would be directed by WordPress.org, or some combination thereof. He also demanded auditing of WP Engine by their direct competitor, Automattic. 0. https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet...

JimDabell 2y ago
> for employees who would be directed by WordPress.org And as a reminder, WordPress.org is just Matt Mullenweg. It’s not even the WordPress Foundation, which is headed by him. WordPress.org is literally just him. > > Do you really individually own http://WordPress.org http://WordPress.org? > > Not Automattic? Not a different LLC or something? No employees? No board of directors? > > Just you? > Just me. — https://x.com/grigs/status/1840958978043605361 https://x.com/grigs/status/1840958978043605361 So when Automattic offered WP Engine a term sheet that demanded that they put 8% of their gross monthly revenue towards employees “directed by WordPress.org”, what it’s actually demanding is that WP Engine pay the salaries of developers who would work for the CEO of their direct competitor. Not to mention the fact that salaries are not the only cost incurred when employing somebody, so greater than 8% of their gross monthly revenue would be spent on Mullenweg’s flying monkeys.
- FireBeyond 2y ago
  I think Matt has gotten far too used to using wp.org, wp.com, Automattic, and the Foundation effectively interchangeably for years.
FireBeyond 2y ago
> the equivalent in development time for employees who would be directed by WordPress.org Uhh, as Matt has stated, WordPress.org is him and him alone, a gift to the WordPress Foundation. So Matt has demanded that WPE give this to WP.org, which belongs to him...

JimDabell 2y ago

> for employees who would be directed by WordPress.org And as a reminder, WordPress.org is just Matt Mullenweg. It’s not even the WordPress Foundation, which is headed by him. WordPress.org is literally just him. > > Do you really individually own http://WordPress.org http://WordPress.org? > > Not Automattic? Not a different LLC or something? No employees? No board of directors? > > Just you? > Just me. — https://x.com/grigs/status/1840958978043605361 https://x.com/grigs/status/1840958978043605361 So when Automattic offered WP Engine a term sheet that demanded that they put 8% of their gross monthly revenue towards employees “directed by WordPress.org”, what it’s actually demanding is that WP Engine pay the salaries of developers who would work for the CEO of their direct competitor. Not to mention the fact that salaries are not the only cost incurred when employing somebody, so greater than 8% of their gross monthly revenue would be spent on Mullenweg’s flying monkeys.

FireBeyond 2y ago
I think Matt has gotten far too used to using wp.org, wp.com, Automattic, and the Foundation effectively interchangeably for years.

FireBeyond 2y ago

> the equivalent in development time for employees who would be directed by WordPress.org Uhh, as Matt has stated, WordPress.org is him and him alone, a gift to the WordPress Foundation. So Matt has demanded that WPE give this to WP.org, which belongs to him...