WordPress takes control of ACF plug-in
In latest move against WP Engine, WordPress takes control of ACF plug-in
The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a
WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin
WordPress.org has introduced a fork of a popular WP Engine plugin in order “to remove commercial upsells and fix a security problem,” WordPress cofounder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announced today. This “minimal” update of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin is now called “Secure Custom Fields.”
WordPress halts ACF plugin in WP Engine conflict
The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin will continue as Secure Custom Fields to "remove commercial upsells and fix a security problem." Forking ACF and
WP Engine files an injuction to get its WordPress.org access back
Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed an injunction in a court in North California, asking it to intervene and restore its access to the WordPress.org
WordPress Takes Control Of ACF Plugin
The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a
The Battle Between WordPress and WP Engine Threatens the Internet as We Know It
The WordPress ecosystem is facing challenging times as a bitter dispute between the co-founder of the website building software, Matt Mullenweg, is engaged in a legal fight with WP Engine – a hosting service provider – that is threatening to reshape one of the internet’s most important web development platforms.
WordPress vs WP Engine: Mullenweg blocks plugin updates
The WordPress ecosystem has been in turmoil for several weeks. However, many are critical of the battle for FOSS ideals, including David Heinemeier Hansson.
WordPress acquires WP Engine's ACF plugin amid legal disputes
WordPress has officially acquired the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin, which was previously owned by WP Engine. The news was shared by Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic.
About that brawl between the WordPress co-founder and WP Engine…
WordPress has been the most popular content management system for years — and WP Engine was one of the most popular WordPress hosting services around. Not long ago, everyone was happy. Now, it's a miserable open-source business war.
WordPress bans WP Engine from sponsoring or participating in user groups
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.
WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources
WP Engine claims it’s facing ‘multiple forms of immediate irreparable harm’ following Mullenweg’s public campaign against the ...
半生心血贡献给开源，WordPress 之父分叉 20 万行代码报复吸血企业，DHH：别发疯
编译 | 核子可乐、Tina一开始，这似乎是开源社区一个老生常谈的问题：“我开源了项目，为什么那些靠它赚钱的人不分我一杯羹？”WordPress 的共同创建者 Automattic 似乎也遇到了类似的困扰。作为 WordPress ...
WordPress之父的怒火：ACF分叉引发的开源危机与思考
在开源社区的历史长河中，项目控制权的争夺从未停止。而最近爆发的WordPress及其创始人Matt ...
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The latest on the WordPress fight over trademarks and open source
In late September, Automattic CEO and WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg started a public dispute ... which he labels a fork of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin, is now called “Secure ...
Automattic offered employees another chance to quit — this time with nine months’ severance
Days after 159 people accepted Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s offer of a six-month severance package to employees who wanted ...