Good morning. Today will be about understanding more about the Wordpress vs. WP Engine drama and threats.

«Automattic’s CEO Matthew Mullenweg threatened that if WP Engine did not agree to pay Automattic – his for-profit entity – a very large sum of money before his September 20th keynote address at the WordCamp US Convention, he was going to embark on a self-described “scorched earth nuclear approach”»

WP Engine's law firm's letter to Automattic, including printouts of Matt Mullenweg's threats (PDF): https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cease-and-Desist-Letter-to-Automattic-and-Request-to-Preserve-Documents-Sent.pdf (via Hacker News)

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