• BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Automatticians who contributed to core will instead focus on for-profit projects within Automattic, such as WordPress.com, Pressable, WPVIP, Jetpack, and WooCommerce.

    And with that, I’m out. He’s literally doing the very thing he’s been accusing others of doing.

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      6 days ago

      What is your problem with WordPress? Isn’t it part of the fediverse and entirely open source?

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        The plugin ecosystem is full of freemium garbage. It’s also designed so a functional site basically requires the jetpack plugin, which is a connector to automattic’s proprietary SaaS.

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        6 days ago

        The codebase is old, like mostly procedural PHP. It’s got a long history of security issues, and is just a pain to work with. And it’s run by a megalomaniac who doesn’t seem to understand what running an open source project is about.

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        I could open-source defecating into your hands and clapping if you like, but it probably won’t increase demand or convert people, even open source advocates, into true believers if they don’t already like doing it.

        And there are absolutely problems with Mullenweg’s stewardship, whatever else you might think of the product.

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          6 days ago

          Don’t get me wrong I’m not defending. I was just asking for more context. And from what I read now, I do agree with you.

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      6 days ago

      I tried some chinese or japanese wp alt, not sure if its opensource started with an H I think, wasnt fully translated but the sites ppl built looked cool

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      6 days ago

      No gutenberg? I think thats what ive been using since coming back to wp if its the default way of using blocks, I like it. Would you just need to install it as a plugin?

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        6 days ago

        Then you do not want to use this. It’s for people who prefer the classic (non-Gutenberg) WP editor - hence the name.

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          6 days ago

          Forsure, do ppl use the other paid block editors with this?