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WordPress.org statement threatens possible shutdown for all of 2025 – Computerworld (www.computerworld.com)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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“My sense is that many enterprise WordPress administrators will think twice about continuing to use the software under these circumstances,” said IDC Research Manager Michele Rosen. “It’s such a shame to watch a leader in the open source community repeatedly sabotage his own project.”

“At this point, I have real concerns about the impact of Matt Mullenweg’s words and actions on the overall image of open source software,” she added. “Even if he feels that WP Engine’s actions are unethical and the court is wrong, his actions are clearly having an impact on the WordPress ecosystem, including his own business. It seems self-destructive.”

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago (3 children)

The old internet was the peak.

Mostly static Web pages and thousands of BBS forums was the greatest.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

My internet connection is over 100x faster than 20yrs ago, but pages still load slower....

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I blame the streaming boom and then password sharing crackdowns.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I remember doing everything with frames so I wouldn't have to copy the header and menu onto every page.