ChallengeEup237

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by ChallengeEup237 4d ago
Yah I agree, he'll pull the temple down on his head before he lets others control it, which is likely what he's going to end up doing.
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by ChallengeEup237 6d ago
Automattic has exclusive commercial rights to the WordPress trademark. That was the self-dealing deal he made when he "gave" the trademark to the WordPress Foundation. He can start a new commercial WP company, but it won't
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by ChallengeEup237 7d ago
I think they gave like $100k as a donation, which is great. But they were demanding WPE I think for around 32 million a year or something nuts. You could argue PHP is way more important to WordPress than WPE is.
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by ChallengeEup237 7d ago
There is a hearing on Sep 30 as part of the WPE vs Automattic/WP trial where they will decide of Matt allegedly destroyed evidence. Matt apparently had automatic deleting messages enabled on his platforms, even throughout the period wh
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by ChallengeEup237 2y ago
Yah that's horrible. You're like a dead man walking on death row at that point.
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WPE files for injunctive relief against Automattic(old.reddit.com)
6 points by ChallengeEup237 2y ago|1 comments
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by ChallengeEup237 2y ago
The Foundation's public filings are online, and I think they only had $22k in donations last year. Doesn't mean his contributions were all charitable, but they don't appear to have gone to the Foundation at least.
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by ChallengeEup237 2y ago
The actual lawsuits are available here to download, https://freewp.com/2024/10/14/matthew-charles-mullenweg-defe...
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by ChallengeEup237 2y ago
Matt has unfortunately been very unresponsive to any feedback about what should or should not go into core. Despite claiming WordPress core is open-source and open to almost everyone, the team leaders responsible for what goes into each re
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by ChallengeEup237 2y ago
So you guys don't get sued any further for essentially hijacking a distribution channel and pushing an unauthorized version? If I were an employee of A8C I wouldn't be touching this code with a ten foot pole - employees can still
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by ChallengeEup237 2y ago
And continue to update it. Automattic bought WooCommerce.
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by ChallengeEup237 2y ago
There are so many legal entities here that appear completely intertwined: The WordPress Foundation, Automattic, Audrey Capital, WordPress Community Support PBC, etc. Conflicts of interest are a problem even if they aren't acted upon.
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by ChallengeEup237 2y ago
What does her position have to do with the lawsuit? It could have been a developer position, it doesn't materially change anything.