Good morning. Today will be about understanding more about the Wordpress vs. WP Engine drama and threats.
«Automattic’s CEO Matthew Mullenweg threatened that if WP Engine did not agree to pay Automattic – his for-profit entity – a very large sum of money before his September 20th keynote address at the WordCamp US Convention, he was going to embark on a self-described “scorched earth nuclear approach”»
WP Engine's law firm's letter to Automattic, including printouts of Matt Mullenweg's threats (PDF): https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cease-and-Desist-Letter-to-Automattic-and-Request-to-Preserve-Documents-Sent.pdf (via Hacker News)
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Mullenweg is doubling down and Automattic has now sent its own cease-and-desist to WP Engine. It’s a slow tennis match this, so will likely carry on for a while.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/25/legal-ping-pong-in-the-wordpress-world-continues-automattic-now-sends-wp-engine-a-cease-and-desist-letter-alleging-trademark-infringement/
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If you're still following along, it does appear as if Matt Mullenweg has gone full Elon Musk, and the paper trail of documentation just keeps on growing.
"TL;DR: Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of Automattic, co-founder of WordPress, and single point of failure for WordPress.org is trying to bully me with legal threats over my commentary regarding his recent behavior."
https://medium.com/@kelliepeterson/nice-guy-matt-mullenweg-ceo-of-wordpress-com-cries-foul-and-threatens-me-with-legal-action-f116ac57d862