davidandgoliath
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Re:PHP Core Security Audit Results
on Monday April 14, 2025 @03:41AM (#43678977)
Ah, sorry, I assumed they contributed 8% to PHP just like they've asked WP Engine to contribute 8% (of their revenue) to them.
Re:PHP Core Security Audit Results
on Monday April 14, 2025 @02:06AM (#43678498)
Crazy that Automattic only makes 4,843,750 a year (and donates 8% to the PHP foundation).
Re:Matrix Foundation to shut down bridges if it doesn't find $100K
on Thursday February 20, 2025 @05:26PM (#43121143)
They should consider asking Automattic & some of the other companies building on Matrix to contribute 8% of their revenue first.
Re:Is Matt Mullenweg defending WordPress or sabotaging it?
on Friday October 18, 2024 @04:04AM (#41877292)
I do think it's worth noting Automattic has raised ~$984M (via PE/other investors), whereas WP Engine has raised far less & is somehow doing far better with less headcount.
What's really telling is ~9 of Automattic's 46 own investments were inside the WordPress ecosystem, vs. 100% of WP Engine's. Things like Beeper for $124M in April of 2024 just seem awkward in light of the recent complaints about WP Engine not doing enough.
Re:The ACF plugin on the WordPress directory has been taken over by Wo...
on Saturday October 12, 2024 @06:59PM (#41823474)
Disheartening actions by a petulant child.
Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing its resources
on Friday September 27, 2024 @04:49AM (#41667812)
Gets even more wild when you consider Automattic invested in WP Engine's Series A in 2011, despite all this insidious trademark abuse commencing in 2010.
No chance this is personal.
Re:Gitlab is reportedly up for sale
on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @12:36AM (#41232291)
Anyone is contemplating this should sincerely reconsider.
Re:Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince buys local paper, feuds over mansion ...
on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @05:07PM (#40070058)
What an absolute non-issue. Take a peek at 555 King Rd., 445 King Rd or the other nearby mansions. Good luck Mr. Prince, enjoy your new house (and that what looks to be a kickass ski mountain behind it).
Re:Cliff Stoll, the mad scientist who wrote the book on how to hunt ha...
on Thursday March 28, 2024 @02:40AM (#39848353)
TIL, I didn't even realize it was the same Cliff Stoll! I've bought a few :)
Re:CEO video: back to the office now, or else
on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @03:51PM (#38942921)
Little amusing that everyone speaking in the video was in front of a green screen, and not actually in the office, no?
Re:California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psy...
on Friday September 08, 2023 @04:20PM (#37438891)
Driving is very optional. Guns are very optional. We have both, so, we should also consider responsible adults worthy of choosing to use/not use substances.
Re:California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psy...
on Thursday September 07, 2023 @10:13PM (#37428433)
The Senate already passed it, as per the article.
Re:A new C# MUD based on DIKU and ROM
on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @05:03PM (#36869512)
Thank you muds for introducing me to coding, and typing fast :)
Re:QubesOS – A reasonably secure operating system
on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @04:23PM (#36686735)
And container escape exploits are getting burned by sending them out via email? Doubtful.
Re:Verisign WILL get .web, ICANN rules
on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @08:26AM (#35873328)
I'll take 3.
Re:PG&E Rates Could Drastically Change Based on Your Income
on Sunday April 16, 2023 @02:01PM (#35592556)
.47c a kWh. Highest outside of Hawaii, third or fourth highest in the world.
You're not paying that in Florida.
Re:Ask HN: What games are your kids learning the most from?
on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @05:19PM (#35252721)
Kerbal space program and empire of the undergrowth. Minecraft has proven interesting as well.
Re:Show HN: Parallax wallpaper engine for Linux and Windows
on Thursday February 23, 2023 @03:44PM (#34916215)
Those days are still very much here, there is just a lot more noise from the opposite end of the computing world.
Re:AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement
on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:08AM (#34568209)
Autokey on Linux?
Re:Ask HN: What self-hosted CMS can import from WordPress?
on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:26PM (#34442954)
It shouldn't be impossible to secure wp as-is, happy to help if need be. Reduce excess plugins, enable automatic updates, avoid plugins that can't be updated via wp.org repo., reset wp salts. You'd likely find it's very reasonable afterwards.
For the editor: Install this, it's supported through 2024 (at least) and will revert the editor to the old version:
Re:Tell HN: The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is an excellent MacBook replacement
on Sunday December 04, 2022 @06:49PM (#33859400)
FWIW, my Lenovo x1 from 2012 hasn't had an issue with fedora ever. Can't speak to other distros, reliability is key for me.
Re:Ask HN: How to cancel Adobe CC subscription without paying a “cance...
on Monday September 19, 2022 @06:49PM (#32905227)
That is not the case with adobe, the contract autorenews.
Re:Broadcom to acquire VMware for $61B
on Thursday May 26, 2022 @10:14AM (#31518565)
Uh, except everyone that uses VMWare, which is a massive list.
Re:Day trader army loses all the money it made in meme-stock era
on Monday May 09, 2022 @08:24PM (#31321754)
What paperwork? All PPP requested was w-2 data and rent/payroll information. If you run a legal business, you have these things on hand constantly.
Re:How Do I get my Co-Founder to Leave?
on Sunday April 17, 2022 @12:16PM (#31061933)
Buyout. They're listed on the site, as a cofounder, you absolutely need a contract in hand stating they accepted to sell their shares.
Re:Shirky.com is gone
on Friday April 15, 2022 @03:06PM (#31044366)
I assure you it'd be a whole lot easier for your survivors to manage a WP install than it would be to figure out your Jekyll configs.
Re:EpubPress, turn web content into ebooks
on Friday April 15, 2022 @02:40PM (#31044023)
Re:What it’s like to get custom earbuds made
on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @10:48PM (#30927937)
I've heard the ADV sound ones were decent, but haven't used them yet myself.
Re:Farewell, Elementary
on Friday April 01, 2022 @05:06PM (#30883303)
And fedora is amazing. OP has no idea what's going on.