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WordPress.com blogs can now be followed on Mastodon and other federated platforms | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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[–] Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (14 children)

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

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I didn't say it's not "made by", they clearly contribute plenty, just like many others. The issue is that a non-profit entity should not be used as an advertising platform giving preferential treatment to a single for-profit business.

The WordPress Foundation clearly states that you can't use the name WordPress in your domain or business name nor use the logo for your business (https://wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/) yet that is what Automattic does and Automattic or WordPress.com is not the same entity as the WordPress Foundation or WordPress.org. That is illegal and unethical.

[–] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you own a name, you can grant anyone you want permission to use that name. It's not illegal.

[–] Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Not when you are a non-profit. You cannot run a non-profit in a way that only provides special benefits to a person or group and exclude others.

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