Comments on: Where is Lee Wittlinger?

By: Inc Hit Piece | Matt Mullenweg

Inc Hit Piece | Matt Mullenweg — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:23:53 +0000

[…] finally, WP Engine talks to the press after months of avoiding interviews and conferences. This is a great statement given WP Engine can barely fund and govern itself, much less the broader […]

By: Tom Atkinson

Tom Atkinson — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:17:49 +0000

In reply to Nick. Although I'm totally not qualified to answer, I'd answer you Q about is it safe + in future will it cost money/time? Yes it's safe, and no you should not fear anything like that. WP engine is owned by $100 billion hedge fund and is uniquely eligible to contribute something more meaningful or at least cease using the brand so much and re-enable certain core features so I agree with Matt. Plus they disable post revisions and use that to upsell you; whereas I doubt post revisions uses a lot of resources (I'm not a dba) since it is purely text. It gives WordPress a bad look (post revisions disabled) and so they tarnish the brand, hence a trademark suit is application, as well as the only path available.

By: WP Engine Banned Again, Reports Deploying a Solution – WP Tavern

WP Engine Banned Again, Reports Deploying a Solution – WP Tavern — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 03:02:41 +0000

[…] let’s debate this publicly. Propose a neutral venue and moderator,” he said in a post titled “Where is Lee Wittlinger?” “Why is WP Engine scared of talking to journalists live?”, he had asked […]

By: Bowo

Bowo — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 23:55:32 +0000

In reply to Nick.

@Nick: His latest interview might shed some light on the backstory of things: https://ma.tt/2024/09/t3/ (2 hours long).

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 14:34:00 +0000

Quoting Michelle Obama: „If they go low (WPE), we go high.“ When and why did you make the decision to go low on the wrestling mat(t) with them. I understood it was a process over years you contacting, meeting, writing them, but what was the trigger? The big stage at #WCUS – which I watched at 00:45 am local time half asleep via YT livestream? Or rumours of a possible IPO of WPE?

As a disclosure, I‘m using WordPress (selfhosted) since 2006, we met at WordCamp Germany (Jena 2009)

Further more, please address the fear, that is spreading right now that it is not „legally“ safe to use WordPress as profit-making company while not giving back to the community.

Specifically asked, a SME created their website based on WordPress and is making millions with their manufactured products? Should they give back? Or is your focus on the agency that created the WP site for the SME, making money with WP without giving back?

I think all we are asking for is more transparency about how decisions are taken?