As Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson feud over FOSS, community worries about the fallout
WordPress has banned its user groups from accepting sponsorship from WP Engine – or even allowing its employees to attend events.attendees on Monday that"we've been officially told @wpengine can't sponsor WordCamp Sydney, and its employees are banned from organizing and speaking.
Matt Mullenweg, co-creator of WordPress and CEO of hosting biz Automattic, accused WP Engine of profiting from the software without making a commensurate contribution to its development and maintenance."They have given so much to support the Aussie WP community over the past 10 years. It's not just about contributing dev back to core."The day’s WordPress drama has also seen the feud between Mullenweg and Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson escalate.
Mullenweg then pointed out that DHH holds the trademarks for"Rails,""Ruby on Rails," and the Rails logo – and observes that a license would be needed to use those trademarks.
"I had a contract signed and ready to go for 2025, where the budget for dev was $40k, and now they've backed out to reconsider the CMS as a whole, as a result of Mullenweg's petty war with WPE," wrote a Redditor with the handle"mccoypauley."
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