Readit Newsbullenweg commented on My experiences with Automattic: Part 3 aldavigdis.dev/2024/09/30... · Posted by u/madmanweb
> WordPress and Automattic as Subject to EU Legislation
I'm loath to defend Mullenweg but WordPress.com is not 43% of the internet. WordPress (the software) is used by 43% of websites, WordPress.com is used by a few million, making it smaller than Wix, Squarespace and even other WordPress hosts like WPEngine.com. Automattic has no relationship with a meaningful amount of end-user data.
bullenweg commented on WordPress retaliation impacts community lwn.net/SubscriberLink/99... · Posted by u/chmaynard
Rumors are that another round of voluntary layoffs are coming to Automattic today. I am optimistic for the future of WordPress because it looks less and less likely to involve Matt. Matt has created the ideal conditions for a fork to succeed: WordPress (the software) is a fixture of the internet, it is never going away no matter how much Matt sabotages it but Matt's control over it is not a foregone conclusion given all Matt really controls is the brand. The name and leadership may change, but WordPress will live on.
People are signaling to you that this particular thing crosses a line. You'd do well to heed that and take that part out. Speculating on his health / insinuating things undermines the points you're trying to make.
Matt doesn't appear to have a problem with the website ("It actually is an excellent website"[1]). Please create a Pull Request with any changes you think necessary.
Why on earth is Matt’s nosebleed on this? Making fun of peoples medical issues is tasteless, and makes me wonder about the motivation behind the rest of the page.
The inclusion of the nosebleed is not to make fun of Matt, it is to highlight something relevant to the medical issues that people have speculated about. The motivation is to bring to light Matt's wide-ranging exploits in one place, given it is abnormal for someone involved in high-profile litigation to spend their time arguing on Hacker News, Reddit, Twitter and live streams.
bullenweg commented on Secure Custom Fields by WordPress.org wordpress.org/plugins/adv... · Posted by u/ValentineC
It actually is an excellent website, and the repo is here: https://github.com/bullenweg/bullenweg.github.io
I have been unable to convince Jason Bahl to share the ~threats~ ~coercion~ terms you used to convince him to join Automattic. Your contribution via GitHub of the terms that you used to ~coerce~ persuade him into defecting would be appreciated.
bullenweg commented on Secure Custom Fields by WordPress.org wordpress.org/plugins/adv... · Posted by u/ValentineC
This is excellent!
Is there a repo of this website?
It would be good to have for preservation purposes.
bullenweg commented on Secure Custom Fields by WordPress.org wordpress.org/plugins/adv... · Posted by u/ValentineC
If anyone from Automattic is reading this and would like to confidentially leak any internal information about this behaviour from Matt, please email admin@bullenweg.com and I will publish it on bullenweg.com.
Wordpress.anything in general must be a data juristional nightmare. Every plugin has access to UGC and could be sending bits of that anywhere.