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WordPress is open source, there’s a foundation and stuff. The Matt Mullenweg, the guy that started the software and CEO of Automatic (which is the main company) is super upset that WP Engine (another company) is using the software without contributing much to the foundation.
I mean it’s a valid gripe, but there’s not much anyone can do about it. But Matt Mullenweg is, like you say, being super weird about it.
I’m out of the loop, what is WP Engine and why is the rich weirdo in control of WordPress being so weird about it?
WordPress is open source, there’s a foundation and stuff. The Matt Mullenweg, the guy that started the software and CEO of Automatic (which is the main company) is super upset that WP Engine (another company) is using the software without contributing much to the foundation.
I mean it’s a valid gripe, but there’s not much anyone can do about it. But Matt Mullenweg is, like you say, being super weird about it.