About this episode
Manton and Daniel discuss the recent WordPress vs. WPEngine conflict and its implications for the WordPress community.
Manton and Daniel catch up on the latest developments in the WordPress vs. WPEngine kerfuffle, and continuing after-effects. They talk about Matt Mullenweg's tendency lately to deliver seemingly calm and encouraging messages that are nonetheless laced with evidence of his spite towards antagonists. Finally they talk about Automattic's decision to reduce its own contribution to WordPress Core development, and the implications for the rest of the WordPress community. The post Episode 625: What Fresh Hell appeared first on Core Intuition .
People in this episode
Hosts: Manton Reece, Daniel Jalkut
Topics covered
- WordPress developments
- WPEngine kerfuffle
- Matt Mullenweg
- Automattic decisions
- WordPress community
Keywords
- WordPress
- WPEngine
- Matt Mullenweg
- Automattic
- WordPress Core
- development
- community
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: WordPress, WPEngine, Automattic, WordPress Core
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