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Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing it... by ValentineC on Thursday September 26, 2024 @06:47PM (#41664368)
> Automattic is releasing source code, which, in my book, is being super friendly to competitors.

WordPress is a GPL project.

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Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing it... by cies on Friday September 27, 2024 @11:41AM (#41671877)
the code is GPL.

services (like the plugin registry, but there are many more) cannot be GPL. they are served by someone and that someone pays for hosting/bandwidth/etc and that someone is free to stop providing that service (to one party or all together).

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