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WordPress.org statement threatens possible shutdown for all of 2025 – Computerworld (www.computerworld.com)
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“My sense is that many enterprise WordPress administrators will think twice about continuing to use the software under these circumstances,” said IDC Research Manager Michele Rosen. “It’s such a shame to watch a leader in the open source community repeatedly sabotage his own project.”

“At this point, I have real concerns about the impact of Matt Mullenweg’s words and actions on the overall image of open source software,” she added. “Even if he feels that WP Engine’s actions are unethical and the court is wrong, his actions are clearly having an impact on the WordPress ecosystem, including his own business. It seems self-destructive.”

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How long until some organization forks the project and everybody switches to it?

With all the plugins etc. it might take a while, but once a critical mass is reached it would put an end to this idiocy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago

Like ClassicPress, that is supported by most big plugins?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What do you mean?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

Wordpress is Open Source. Assuming the license is kept in tact and not violated, anyone can fork the code repository and release it to the public.