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Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Fuck WordPress.com. They intentionally lead people to conflate the open-source software WordPress and their own proprietary and overpriced version.
WormFood@lemmy.world 11 months ago
the same organisation makes both, they just release a subset of their work as the open source version of WordPress. it’s a pretty standard business model for this kind of software
Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That is incorrect. Automattic donates some work to the open-source project, but they are in no way the same thing.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 11 months ago
Man this is like saying proton isn’t made by Valve… Matt Mullenweg was one of the cocreators of Wordpress and went on to start Automattic which is a pun on his name. He’s literally got (or at least had) the title of lead developer in the Worldpress Foundation and he’s CEO of Automattic.
Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I didn’t say it’s not “made by”, they clearly contribute plenty, just like many others. The issue is that a non-profit entity should not be used as an advertising platform giving preferential treatment to a single for-profit business.
The WordPress Foundation clearly states that you can’t use the name WordPress in your domain or business name nor use the logo for your business (wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/) yet that is what Automattic does and Automattic or WordPress.com is not the same entity as the WordPress Foundation or WordPress.org. That is illegal and unethical.
blazeknave@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Donates some work? They open source the platform. You can pay for hosting at .com… honestly asking, what are you even mad about?
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 11 months ago
Feels like the typical “I shouldn’t have to spend money for things!!!” attitude that goes around on here.
Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Because WordPress.org is a non-profit that is clearly being treated as a puppet for the WordPress.com for-profit business. It’s not just “they also open-source their software”. They are separate entities. It’s literally illegal and obviously unethical.