WP Engine's Three Problems

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2024/09/26/wp-engine/Matt Mullenweg kicked off a battle of words between Automattic and the WordPress Foundation and hosting company WP Engine. Without weighing in on the legal aspects (IANAL), I've written up my thoughts.00:00 Intro 00:23 WP Engine & WordPress drama 01:58 The three arguments against WP Engine: moral, ethical, legal 02:27 Moral: don't take without giving back 04:21 Ethical: don't exploit open source's liberties as weaknesses 07:46 Legal: trademarks have value; don't steal them 09:50 Summary of my opinion 10:40 Outro