Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plug-in that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse -- the decentralized
    • WormFood@lemmy.worldEnglish
      315·
      10 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

        • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.ggEnglish
          161·
          10 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.

        • blazeknave@lemmy.worldEnglish
          82·
          10 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.ggEnglish
            54·
            10 months ago

            Feels like the typical “I shouldn’t have to spend money for things!!!” attitude that goes around on here.

            • blazeknave@lemmy.worldEnglish
              42·
              10 months ago

              What laws are being broken? You use adverbs like “clearly” and “obviously” to make your point but they’re not helpful. It’s not obvious. What is unethical?

                • blazeknave@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  52·
                  10 months ago

                  No, not in bad faith. Look at the comment vote counts if you think I’m being provocative about a minority opinion.

                  Mozilla Corp is a subsidiary of the non profit. They put money in it. Wtf are you talking about?

                  I think “undue” is subjective and you’re inserting your opinions.