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WordPress.org is not Automattic’s platform (there is a lot of managerial overlap and both are ultimately controlled by the same person).

Our well documented issues with WP Engine does not change the fact Automattic has been one of THE open source companies in tech for the last 2 decades and continues to ship in the open. There is constant push internally to build more in the open.

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> WordPress.org is not Automattic’s platform

Bullshit. For all practical purposes, WP.org is Automattic.

> Our well documented issues with WP Engine does not change the fact Automattic has been one of THE open source companies in tech for the last 2 decades

This is debatable but even if I grant this point, I’m saying that the reputation that you’ve built up over the last two decades is completely destroyed, and anyone who actually cares about open source and public stewardship of projects should stay far, far away.

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