ankleturtle
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Comment · 2 years ago
Adding archives:
https://archive.ph/KDb5g
https://archive.ph/0oa73
Comment · 2 years ago
It's the removal of "paywalls" (e.g., license checks, product keys, etc.) in plugins. A lot of developers see this as "stealing" and unethical.
Comment · 2 years ago
If you really want to see the shady, dishonest side, try to have a discussion about nulling plugins. You'll get called every name in the book for adhering to the GPL.
Comment · 2 years ago
The part which did it in for me was learning that Matt personally owns Wordpress.org. It's not the Foundation. It's not Automattic. It's Matt, personally.
Nope, that's a bus factor of one. I'm done.
Comment · 2 years ago
This has been the approach since the M1s.
See: https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/19/apple_m1_high_bandwid...
> The SoC has access to 16GB of unified memory. This uses 4266 MT/s LPDDR4X SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) and is mounted with the SoC using a system-in-package (SiP) design. A SoC is built from a single semiconductor die whereas a SiP connects two or more semiconductor dies.
Comment · 2 years ago
Reporting to Google is generally useless. Skim these search results.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/deck+builder+chicago/
The a large percentage of these listings are fake. They're run by a single company who has blanketed Chicago with "lead generation" listings across several local service business industries.
You can report them to Google. Nothing gets done most of the time. Redressal form? Same thing. Escalate on the forums? Same result.
And this is only one such lead gen network that I know of. Google doesn't care.
Comment · 2 years ago
The article update links to a Google Doc in which Matt takes issue with the following remark from the article:
> he's a wealthy CEO of a for-profit corporation that is attacking a competitor
Matt responds: > WP Engine is a “competitor”, but so is every other web host in the world. Automattic and WordPress.org have had good relations with all the others for 21 years. WordPress.org recommends a number of hosts.
It seems Matt is forgetting his "friendly" spat with GoDaddy a few years ago.
Matt continues: > His criticism of certain practices focuses on maintaining the platform’s integrity and open-source commitment to ensure the community can grow further with sustainable investments.
Let's assume this is all true. It doesn't change the fact that he's attacking a direct competitor.
Matt continues: > Silver Lake is far wealthier than Matt or Automattic.
This is how you know that Matt wrote the response. It's the same ego defending behavior that he used when responding to DHH.
Matt is very, very bad at PR. It's really time he learns that and lets others take over those roles. And it's time he learns to shut up. He hurts more than he helps.
Comment · 2 years ago
Matt made a post a few weeks ago about his charitable donations.[0] It's really just a "I'm better than them" post. And it doesn't say where any of it was donated.
Comment · 2 years ago
> Suggesting that DHH should seek therapy is way out of line.
Matt already knows this.[0]
photomatt: "It is also unethical to publicly speculate on my medication, medical state, or mental health."
Comment · 2 years ago
Harm of WP Engine.
Comment · 2 years ago
I am not a lawyer, but I am really curious if this would amount to tortious interference.
Comment · 2 years ago
Wow. I will never contribute anything to WordPress again.
Comment · 2 years ago
You are abusing the community for your own gain. Stop!
Comment · 2 years ago
> The launch is an intense marketing push with a component of artificial scarcity.
I consider artificial scarcity to be an unethical practice. It's literally lying. It uses fake timers to pressure people into buying or fake limits to suggest that they need to buy now. Does it work? Absolutely. Is it ethical? Not a chance.