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Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing it... by manuelmoreale on Thursday September 26, 2024 @06:15AM (#41656605)
Does your company offer a competitor to what Automattic is offering, taking revenues from them, and make 500+ millions in revenues a year? If the answer to those is yes then I’d probably keep quiet before Matt notices you :)
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Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing it... by FireBeyond on Thursday September 26, 2024 @07:09PM (#41664538)
That is a really problematic question to ask. Because remember, Automattic is not the Foundation or the open source project...

so then the question becomes "Why is the Foundation/project hamstringing a competitor to their director's for profit company who is, in theory, and legally should be, independent?"

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