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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
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.
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.
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 bans WP Engine from sponsoring or participating in user groups
WordPress has banned its user groups from accepting sponsorship from WP Engine – or even allowing its employees to attend events.
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 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.
How the WordPress vs WP Engine feud could impact the future of the internet
WordPress’ ban on WP Engine has raised concerns among developers about the future of the open-source platform.
WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources
WP Engine is asking a court to put a stop to Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s public campaign against the company. In a motion ...
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WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly
The weekend's action started on Saturday when Mullenweg – on behalf of the WordPress security team – posted news that ...
The WordPress drama could have major implications for the internet
Critics fear Matt Mullenweg’s feud with WP Engine could severely hinder a platform that supports nearly half the web.
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Smashing Security podcast #389: WordPress vs WP Engine, and the Internet Archive is down
WordPress’s emperor, Matt Mullenweg, demands a hefty tribute from WP Engine, and a battle erupts, leaving millions of ...
Internal blog post reveals Automattic’s plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using ‘nice and not nice lawyers’
Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP ...