• @WormFood@lemmy.world
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    239 months ago

    the same organisation makes both, they just release a subset of their work as the open source version of WordPress. it’s a pretty standard business model for this kind of software

    • @Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world
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      89 months ago

      That is incorrect. Automattic donates some work to the open-source project, but they are in no way the same thing.

      • Dark Arc
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        159 months ago

        Man this is like saying proton isn’t made by Valve… Matt Mullenweg was one of the cocreators of Wordpress and went on to start Automattic which is a pun on his name. He’s literally got (or at least had) the title of lead developer in the Worldpress Foundation and he’s CEO of Automattic.

      • @blazeknave@lemmy.world
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        69 months ago

        Donates some work? They open source the platform. You can pay for hosting at .com… honestly asking, what are you even mad about?

        • Dark Arc
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          29 months ago

          Feels like the typical “I shouldn’t have to spend money for things!!!” attitude that goes around on here.