Conversation

Notices

1. Embed this notice
   Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 03-Oct-2024 23:57:35 JST Ernie Smith

   Given what has happened over the last week it becomes hard to see how folks build new projects in WordPress at least for the time being.

   The ecosystem is seriously tainted.

   • Embed this notice
     Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 03-Oct-2024 23:57:32 JST Ernie Smith

     in reply to

     I think more projects need to do what Ghost did: Back up their words with legally enforceable teeth that makes it hard for them to suddenly switch gears one day.

   • Embed this notice
     Ernie Smith (ernie@writing.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 03-Oct-2024 23:57:34 JST Ernie Smith

     in reply to

     It makes one worry about the governance of other large FOSS projects. How many of them are dependent on leaders not stepping out of their lane?

     Like, do we need to worry that Red Hat is suddenly going to stop being benevolent about Fedora?

     Tim Chambers repeated this.