keikobadthebad (u/keikobadthebad)

keikobadthebad commented on WordPress: Joost/Karim Fork wordpress.org/news/2025/0... · Posted by u/dangrossman

andypants · 8 months ago

None of the banned people mentioned a fork, some don't even have anything to do with wordpress other than commenting about the drama on twitter. The whole post is matt gaslighting to justify the purge.

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

> None of the banned people mentioned a fork

Steady on, at least one of them wrote a big blog post on his own site Dec 20 basically prematurely accepting the honour.

https://joost.blog/wordpress-leadership/

I can imagine the excessive smugness there about 'taking back the commons' triggered the purge.

keikobadthebad commented on Aligning Automattic's Sponsored Contributions to WordPress automattic.com/2025/01/09... · Posted by u/dangrossman

mthoms · 8 months ago

Again, your comment makes no sense as a reply to mine. Money has nothing to do with what I'm suggesting. I would happily make the code changes myself. It wouldn't cost anyone a single cent. Zero.

I get the impression you don't understand how open source contributions work because you keep talking about "spending money" as if it's a relevant counterpoint. It isn't.

When you reply, try to focus on the point actually being made: that Automattic will not accept certain code contributions, no matter how much better they make WordPress for its users.

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

Bro, you did read the article you are commenting on, right?

keikobadthebad commented on WordPress: Joost/Karim Fork wordpress.org/news/2025/0... · Posted by u/dangrossman

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

Reading it I'm not sure if this is just a unilateral communist-style purge or an actual fork launch (or both). Here's hoping the fork gets off the ground and removes most of the pressure creating this nastiness that isn't helping anyone.

Just pointing out with gpl forks, if egos will allow it, code can be shared both ways. That's much easier if bridges are still standing.

keikobadthebad commented on Aligning Automattic's Sponsored Contributions to WordPress automattic.com/2025/01/09... · Posted by u/dangrossman

mthoms · 8 months ago

Frankly, I don't know where you got the idea that someone is being asked to "blow money" from my comment. Removing the telemetry code would be dead simple. I'd be delighted to do it.

The actual problem is with getting them to accept the code changes. But I thought that was obvious. I guess not.

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

The guy is refusing to spend money on what you think is in "the [best] interests of wordpress users", presumably that is what you think is in your interests, and you're complaining about that.

It's a gpl project, if the people complaining about how it is maintained care, they are granted the right to step up and do something about it. For example fork it, either wholesale or a light version with things you don't like stripped.

Collectively, users have these rights. I don't think they have any right to expect the guys doing to work to do it for them, or even give the time of day to some leech-only "community" that shows no gratitude or useful contribution, just demands and entitlement, and doing as much as possible to blacken the name of the guy producing the work they are relying on.

keikobadthebad commented on Photographing Art zedshaw.com/blog/2017-12-... · Posted by u/not_a_boat

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

Correct link: https://zedshaw.com/blog/2017-12-30-photographing-art/

keikobadthebad commented on Returning to Office Is Great and Everyone Should Do It spin.atomicobject.com/ret... · Posted by u/philk10

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

Article itself actually hates rto, and the author found > 60% - that's 3 days a week - untenable.

keikobadthebad commented on Embedded TLS Library for Applications, Devices, and the Cloud wolfssl.com/... · Posted by u/doener

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

See first, mbedtls and openssl with $0 FOSS licensing. Wolfssl needs a 'commercial license' to ship it in a proprietary product:

> Businesses and enterprises who wish to incorporate wolfSSL products into proprietary appliances or other commercial software products for re-distribution must license commercial versions. Commercial licenses for wolfSSL, and wolfCrypt are available for $7,000 USD per end product or SKU. Licenses are generally issued for one product and include unlimited royalty-free distribution. Custom licensing terms are also available.

https://www.wolfssl.com/license/

keikobadthebad commented on A vision for a new WordPress era joost.blog/wordpress-lead... · Posted by u/bookofjoe

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

Really seems a lot of people bringing out their worst.

If you want to fork it, fork it, leave the wordpress name and trademarks, do your better thing. Just drop anything that belongs to someone else who has no reason to join this effort.

Is it really a better thing to have a 'board' to direct FOSS activity? Yeah? You've thought that through...?

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

No argumentation, just downvotes... as I said, seems a lot of people bringing out their worst.

keikobadthebad commented on A vision for a new WordPress era joost.blog/wordpress-lead... · Posted by u/bookofjoe

keikobadthebad · 8 months ago

Really seems a lot of people bringing out their worst.

If you want to fork it, fork it, leave the wordpress name and trademarks, do your better thing. Just drop anything that belongs to someone else who has no reason to join this effort.

Is it really a better thing to have a 'board' to direct FOSS activity? Yeah? You've thought that through...?