The #WordPress contributor Slack is turning into a clusterfuck.
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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:17 JST Terence Eden
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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:15 JST Terence Eden
As tediously predicted. Had lots of positive reactions to my message. But, of course, no dissent is tolerated in Open Source…⸮
Why do these tech-bros have such thin skins?
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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:15 JST Terence Eden
…DSAR sent to to WordPress's GDPR team regarding this decision.
I wonder if they'll actually comply with the law?
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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:15 JST Terence Eden
Of course, the continuing #WPDrama reminds us that there really is no need for a centralised "app store".
The #WordPress plugin directory is useful for *discovery*. But it probably makes more sense for plugins and themes to update from their own site / git rather than a capricious host.
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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:15 JST Terence Eden
Here's the WPEngine vs Automattic preliminary judgement.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.64.0.pdfLooks like WPEngine get everything they ask for (restored access, SCF back, etc.)
And, yes, Matt's intemperate social media posts were used against him
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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:16 JST Terence Eden
I tried asking three questions of #WordPress.
Q. Can Core Contributors continue to log in if they're affiliated with WP Engine?
A. We can't answer that. Please don't ask.Q. Do contributors need to sign a CLA?
A. No.Q. Can GitHub users send a Pull Request if they're affiliate with WP Engine?
A. (After much wailing and gnashing of teeth) We don't know. No one from WordPress will tell the volunteers anything.Very dispiriting.
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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:16 JST Terence Eden
Currently on over 130 replies to a question about WTF is going on.
Zero answers.
I've never seen an organisation spread FUD about *itself* before!
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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:16 JST Terence Eden
I reckon we're a few days away from Matt forcing a banner onto the dashboard of every self-hosted WordPress instance.
(This is rampant speculation with no evidence behind it.)
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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:16 JST Terence Eden
Well, I tried.
I await my inevitable banning from #WordPress for Lèse-majesté.
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