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Re:Matt Mullenweg needs to step down from WordPress.org lead... by arp242 on Monday September 23, 2024 @03:03PM (#41629425)
> he is allowed as long as they follow GPLv2, which is the case with WP Engine.

Unless I missed something, no one claimed it's not legal.

There are lots of things that are legal but nonetheless not nice.

Just because it's legal doesn't mean you can't say "that's not nice" or "you shouldn't be doing that".

"It's legal" is not an argument here. It's completely besides the point.

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Re:Matt Mullenweg needs to step down from WordPress.org lead... by rpgbr on Monday September 23, 2024 @05:11PM (#41630604)
He is allowed to say that, but not in the project's site, less alone without a previous discussion with the community which, AFAIK, didn't happen.
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Re:Matt Mullenweg needs to step down from WordPress.org lead... by rcxdude on Monday September 23, 2024 @07:04PM (#41631515)
Why not? Is there some set of community rules about it?
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