Comment on Tumblr to move its half a billion blogs to WordPress
gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 2 months agoThe open-source software from WordPress.org is great for blogs. It becomes the worst when you try it make it do more than that. Even worse is WordPress.com which is very different and uses a very locked-down and restricted proprietary version of the WordPress software. They charge $25/mo for the tier that lets you add custom CSS.
Additionally, Automattic gets a free pass of violating the WordPress terms of use for the WordPress name and logo to intentionally trick people into thinking the paid platform at WordPress.com is the same as the free and open-source software from WordPress.org. They get to leverage the non-profit’s name and likeness and gets preferential treatment to funnel business to their for-profit company.
rmuk@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Wow. For real, I always just assumed that .com was the commercial arm of .org. Holy shit.
gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Completely separate entities besides the owner being the same.
Dave@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
I think you misunderstood the comment you are replying to.
The WordPress Foundation does not have the same owner as WordPress.com.
gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Matt Mullenweg effectively is the ‘owner’ of both, yes. Though the term ‘owner’ isn’t necessarily precise, it effectively conveys the idea.