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   Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:17 JST Terence Eden

   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 15:53:15 JST Terence Eden

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     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?

     #WordPress

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     Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:15 JST Terence Eden

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     …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

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     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.

     Joachim repeated this.
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     Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:15 JST Terence Eden

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     Here's the WPEngine vs Automattic preliminary judgement.
     https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.64.0.pdf

     Looks like WPEngine get everything they ask for (restored access, SCF back, etc.)

     And, yes, Matt's intemperate social media posts were used against him

     #WPDrama #WordPress

     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: likes this.
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     Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 15:53:16 JST Terence Eden

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     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

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     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

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     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

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     Well, I tried.

     I await my inevitable banning from #WordPress for Lèse-majesté.