WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Post by tptacek » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 7:58 AM UTC

echoangle wrote: post #179

tptacek wrote: post #176

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No, couldn't possibly have been wrong, because YC agreed with them. Again: you're missing what Dan is saying. The thread isn't about Dropbox-the-product. It's about the YC application Drew Houston wrote to pitch Dropbox. I really don't think there's a way to rhetoric your way out of this one!

But do you think the commenter meant „here are my issues with this YC application, you should make those points more clear: …“ or do you think he meant „here are my issues with this YC application, you should find something else to do!“? Because to me it seems like he’s criticizing the product itself, not just the presentation.

Post by junon » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 8:27 AM UTC

recursivegirth wrote: post #62

snowwrestler wrote: post #60

I hope Matt considers placing all the community resources of Wordpress into the foundation, including Wordpress.org, constituting an actual board, contributing funds, and setting up a governance and contribution system that matches the open ethos of the license and community. I think this is an area that Drupal gets right, and Dries wrote an interesting post about it in October: https://dri.es/solving-the-maker-taker…

This is pretty on the nose considering Matt's latest blog post[1]. I feel for Matt in some regard, and I do think the lawsuit sets a precedent that OSS developers are required to provide software with warranty. However, I say that with not fully understanding the seperation of actions between Automattic the company and Matt in his own personal capacity. [1] https://ma.tt/2024/12/drupalcon-singapore/

Post by godzillabrennus » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 3:00 PM UTC

eXpl0it3r wrote: post #89

snowwrestler wrote: post #60

I hope Matt considers placing all the community resources of Wordpress into the foundation, including Wordpress.org, constituting an actual board, contributing funds, and setting up a governance and contribution system that matches the open ethos of the license and community. I think this is an area that Drupal gets right, and Dries wrote an interesting post about it in October: https://dri.es/solving-the-maker-taker…

I don't see this happening, as it would de-throne Matt and Matt hasn't shown any "remorse", any understanding of him being the issue and that there's a clear conflict of interest. No, in fact he keeps doubling down [1] on claiming that all of his/Automattic's efforts are happening for the good of open source and the community. [1] https://x.com/automattic/status/1866644684057248090

Post by acdha » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 3:03 PM UTC

kmeisthax wrote: post #81

recursivegirth wrote: post #62

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This is pretty on the nose considering Matt's latest blog post[1]. I feel for Matt in some regard, and I do think the lawsuit sets a precedent that OSS developers are required to provide software with warranty. However, I say that with not fully understanding the seperation of actions between Automattic the company and Matt in his own personal capacity. [1] https://ma.tt/2024/12/drupalcon-singapore/

>and I do think the lawsuit sets a precedent that OSS developers are required to provide software with warranty If Matt hadn't tried to extort WP Engine he would have been perfectly within his right to say "large hosts have to pay to use the WordPress plugin directory". The injunction is purely about one specific company who was allegedly harmed by Automattic.

Post by Towaway69 » Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 3:36 PM UTC

joshmanders wrote: post #158

edaemon wrote: post #143

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"Lose" is pronounced with the "oo" sound like in "ooze", "tool", or "moot". I think people get tripped up on that and spell it the way it sounds.

And also at this point a lot of people are just sick and tired of fighting autocorrect when they type a word right but the autocorrect deems that word not the correct one and swaps it with another (for example typing "fuck" and autocorrect swaps with "duck" and have just begun "eh, anyone with an ounce of IQ will read that how its intended" and move on with their time.