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The Automattic vs WP Engine WordPress wars are getting really annoying
Opinion Forks at dawn.... but it's not great sign for open source
Software20 Dec 2024 | 62
Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with Automattic
Updated Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine's access to wordpress.org and stop touching WordPress installations
Software11 Dec 2024 | 34
WP Engine revs Automattic lawsuit with antitrust claim
Revised sueball over WordPress brawl tries Sherman Antitrust Act on for size
Software15 Nov 2024 | 23
WordPress's Automattic openly tracks websites bailing from rival WP Engine
Updated The new normal
Software08 Nov 2024 | 29
WordPress forces user conf organizers to share social media credentials, arousing suspicions
One told to take down posts that said nice things about WP Engine
Software28 Oct 2024 | 40
WordPress bans WP Engine from sponsoring or participating in user groups
As Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson feud over FOSS, community worries about the fallout
Software15 Oct 2024 | 30
BROADER TOPICS
WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly
WP Engine seems to be excluded from sponsoring events, too
Software14 Oct 2024 | 24
159 Automattic staff take severance offer and walk out over WP Engine feud
WordPress supremo Mullenweg channels Churchill: Never let a good crisis go to waste
Software04 Oct 2024 | 39
Latest in WordPress war: Automattic says it wanted 8% cut of WP Engine revenue
Final update Trademark royalties is one way to force support of open source, we guess
Software02 Oct 2024 | 34
WordPress.org denies service to WP Engine, potentially putting sites at risk
Updated That escalated quickly
Software26 Sep 2024 | 59
WP Engine hits back after Automattic CEO calls it 'cancer'
Updated Cease'n'desist letter claims top boss demanded tens of millions for trademark license
Software24 Sep 2024 | 18
What do Europeans, Americans and Australians have in common? Scammed $50M by fake e-stores
BogusBazaar ripped off shoppers and scraped card details, but not in China
Cyber-crime08 May 2024 | 10
Regulator, insurers and customers all coming for Progress after MOVEit breach
Infosec in brief Also, CISA cataloging new ransomware data points, 17k WP sites hijacked by malware in Sept., and more critical vulns
Security16 Oct 2023 | 3
Wordpress sells 100-year domain, hosting plan for $38K
This assumes MySQL, PHP, the web – and humanity – will be around that long
Software28 Aug 2023 | 53
Biting the hand that feeds IT
