After this post, that theory seems kind of plausible? But who knows, really.
BDFL only works if the D is B. Otherwise FL becomes FML.
I'm not entirely sure I've read anything on the internet which should be interpreted in exactly the opposite manner as how it's written.
It's like one of those PR-speak statements about a mass layoff where the CEO (but really a team of PR wonks) waxes poetic about how difficult it is for him to lay off parts of the company, but, this one doesn't even have the benefit of running through the PR-speak machine.
> good on Matt for sticking to values here
What other option does he have? Wordpress is GPL, he couldn't legally stop a fork if he wanted. I assume using the power of Automattic he could try to lawfare a fork out of existence but it would be obvious what he was trying to do.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/22/tumblr-ceo-publicly-spars-...
You are all discussing something going on, but it makes no sense to anyone who isn't in the know.
What are you all talking about?
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastMonth&page=0&prefix=fa...
Forking is beautiful, but WPE should do it somewhere else, like this FreeWP person.
I'm pretty sure everyone should be grateful for "WP." Didn't he say that using those two letters was fine? Everybody still gets to trade on Wordpress's goodwill, even if they can't use the full name. And if the company goes belly up, the community gets the full name. I've been struggling to see the other perspective.
The lawsuit claims are hysterical. I hope he doesn't give an inch. I hope it serves as a warning to others. I hope FreeWP is successful, and I don't know why anyone who isn't an employee or owner would care if WPE continues successfully or unsuccessfully. That's between Automattic and WPE. I certainly don't care that they can't advertise themselves as "Wordpress."