Open Source Talk: The WordPress War
This is going to be an occasional newsletter, put out by Marketing Junto, talking about Open Source. I've decided that it needs it's own spot.
I intend on THIS newsletter to not always be about WordPress, but since I'm pretty active in that particular open source community. I'll probably highlight it quite a bit.
Am I concerned about the future of WordPress, the open source project? A bit. I'm not going to lie. The keys sit with Matt Mullenweg. People are leaving Automattic, accepting buy-outs, and there's a big lawsuit filed.
Is there a chance for the open source project to survive. Hell yea. Will it be stronger after this? I'm not sure.
Seriously, this whole WP/WPE craziness is tough to keep track of. I'll try to help.
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Here's the stuff I'm finding. 😵💫
But before that here's a Mastodon poll I made:
This is getting messy. And now those who interviewed Matt Mullenweg are gettign cited in the lawsuit. Geezus I feel from Theo, the interviewer, but not surprised he got sucked in. Has my view of Matt changed? Yes. Has my view of WPE changed? Not really, I don't think they're innocent here. But Matt's might be burning down the house. Stay tuned.
Per discussions on WordPress related Slacks and a now-deleted tweet, Josepha Haden Comphosy, the former Executive Director of the WordPress Project and an employee of Automattic has left Automattic. Again... geezus. Losing Josepha is a big blow to the the community. So many of us love and admire Josepha. I sincerely wish her the best.
For those who don't know WP Tavern is owned by Audry Capital, which is Matt Mullenweg's VC company/fund.
The Repository, which is written by the Rae Morey is a great newsletter for all things WordPress. Not owned or associated with Matt Mullenweg.
A great thought experiment. Andrew Palmer, the author, even has an audio version. His British accent is amazing! IMHO.
Another good take on the whole fiasco.
Yikes.
Why would he want two versions of WordPress out there? I'm befuddled.
Stay well folks. Always focus on your mental health!
-Seth
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