OP 03 October, 2024 - 05:24 PM
The conflict between WordPress, Automattic (owner of WordPress.com and WooCommerce), and major hosting provider WP Engine escalated this week. WordPress developers blocked access to WordPress.org resources for WP Engine and its customers, stopping plugin updates. WP Engine users were advised to choose another hosting provider.
source : https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp-engine-banned/
WordPress developers say they are forced to take this step because of the changes WP Engine makes to the core functionality of WordPress in order to make money, as well as because of the blocking of the news widget in the dashboard of thousands of sites to prevent criticism of WP Engine's actions from reaching end users.
This conflict has been going on for some time. Recently, WordPress co-founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine a "cancer" and accused the company of profiting from WordPress and using the brand without contributing to the development of the CMS. Mullenweg wanted WP Engine to pay royalties for the trademark. In his opinion, such a financial contribution would be commensurate with the benefits that WP Engine receives from the project.
source : https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/...s-Sent.pdf
However, WP Engine representatives refused to pay, and after public criticism from Mullenweg, they sent a letter to Automattic demanding that they cease and desist. WP Engine accused Mullenweg of trying to force the company to pay millions for a trademark license, and also stated that otherwise they promised to apply “scorched earth tactics” to it.
source : https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/...s-Sent.pdf
Automattic responded with its own warning letter , in which it accused WP Engine of violating the rights to commercial use of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks, and also stated that the company built its business with an annual income of $ 400 million due to the unauthorized use of the WordPress name.
source : https://automattic.com/2024/wp-engine-ce...desist.pdf
Now Mullenweg has stated that if WP Engine refuses to pay, then it should not be able to use the resources of WordPress.org.
"WP Engine wants to control your WordPress experience. Then they will need their own user login system, update servers, plugins, themes, templates, blocks, translations, photos, job board, meetups, conferences, bug tracker, forums, Slack, Ping-o-matic and showcase. Their servers can no longer access ours for free," Mullenweg wrote in the official statement about the block.
In his post, Mullenweg advises WP Engine customers to contact WP Engine support if they have problems with their WordPress sites.
WP Engine, in turn, published a short notice for its customers: “WordPress.org has blocked WP Engine customers from updating and installing plugins and themes through WP Admin.”
source : https://wpenginestatus.com/incidents/640187
In essence, this round of conflict leaves thousands of users without updates. As a result, millions of people may be at risk of attacks and hacks.
Judging by the discussions on Reddit, not all WordPress users agree with Mullenweg’s decision and his campaign against WP Engine. For example, the community is discussing the creation of a WordPress fork, and many are also objecting to the ban of WP Engine.
source :
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comme...map_for_a/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comme...month_but/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comme...with_matt/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comme...wp_engine/
source: https://xakep.ru/2024/09/26/wordpress-vs-wp-engine/
source : https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp-engine-banned/
WordPress developers say they are forced to take this step because of the changes WP Engine makes to the core functionality of WordPress in order to make money, as well as because of the blocking of the news widget in the dashboard of thousands of sites to prevent criticism of WP Engine's actions from reaching end users.
This conflict has been going on for some time. Recently, WordPress co-founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine a "cancer" and accused the company of profiting from WordPress and using the brand without contributing to the development of the CMS. Mullenweg wanted WP Engine to pay royalties for the trademark. In his opinion, such a financial contribution would be commensurate with the benefits that WP Engine receives from the project.
source : https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/...s-Sent.pdf
However, WP Engine representatives refused to pay, and after public criticism from Mullenweg, they sent a letter to Automattic demanding that they cease and desist. WP Engine accused Mullenweg of trying to force the company to pay millions for a trademark license, and also stated that otherwise they promised to apply “scorched earth tactics” to it.
source : https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/...s-Sent.pdf
Automattic responded with its own warning letter , in which it accused WP Engine of violating the rights to commercial use of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks, and also stated that the company built its business with an annual income of $ 400 million due to the unauthorized use of the WordPress name.
source : https://automattic.com/2024/wp-engine-ce...desist.pdf
Now Mullenweg has stated that if WP Engine refuses to pay, then it should not be able to use the resources of WordPress.org.
"WP Engine wants to control your WordPress experience. Then they will need their own user login system, update servers, plugins, themes, templates, blocks, translations, photos, job board, meetups, conferences, bug tracker, forums, Slack, Ping-o-matic and showcase. Their servers can no longer access ours for free," Mullenweg wrote in the official statement about the block.
In his post, Mullenweg advises WP Engine customers to contact WP Engine support if they have problems with their WordPress sites.
WP Engine, in turn, published a short notice for its customers: “WordPress.org has blocked WP Engine customers from updating and installing plugins and themes through WP Admin.”
source : https://wpenginestatus.com/incidents/640187
In essence, this round of conflict leaves thousands of users without updates. As a result, millions of people may be at risk of attacks and hacks.
Judging by the discussions on Reddit, not all WordPress users agree with Mullenweg’s decision and his campaign against WP Engine. For example, the community is discussing the creation of a WordPress fork, and many are also objecting to the ban of WP Engine.
source :
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comme...map_for_a/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comme...month_but/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comme...with_matt/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comme...wp_engine/
source: https://xakep.ru/2024/09/26/wordpress-vs-wp-engine/
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