There is no requirement for companies like WP Engine to contribute to Wordpress. Zero. Mullenweg and his side admit as much.
And let's be real -- it's about the money. How many times have Mullenweg and co mentioned WPE's revenue in a discussion that's ostensibly about open source contributions? Otherwise, the Automattic rhetoric would be structured around "if WP Engine just contributes x hours a year of work then we'd drop the dispute." But we all know that's not true.
It's just sour grapes from Automattic, which is getting beaten by a competitor.
Until there's some legal obligation for WPE to contribute back to Wordpress, this is all nonsense.
This is making Automattic look thin-skinned and inept. They're going to lose a lot of credibility with their partners, if they haven't already. Anyone who actually watched Matt's talk knows it was disastrous. Someone in his circle needs to intervene and get him to drop this awkward, ill-advised and ultimately ineffective strategy.
Tesla projected that it would produce 5K Model 3s per week by the end of 2017. In all of Q3 they produced 260! That kind of shortfall is clearly not part of any plan, unless it's one drawn up by GM and Ford. Source: http://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/tesla-model-3-product...
Am I the only one who's worried that Tesla is really starting to bite off more than they can chew? Right now their finances are a mess, they are publicly struggling to produce their most important car ever, their CEO is spending time figuring out how to dig holes underneath LA...and now they're announcing a semi truck and a roaster in the same day? Don't get me wrong, Teslas are incredible cars. But this seems like an overreach considering they are struggling to figure out how to meet demand on the Model 3. It's also insane to announce this car with what boils down to a bunch of CGI! These are some very bold announcements and there isn't much explanation for how these goals will be met. I hope this all turns out as advertised, but I'm very skeptical.
If you're using GAAP, you have to include stock-based compensation as a cost. There are, however, a lot of tech companies that try and spin non-GAAP earnings by removing stock-based compensation, which can paint a very different picture (e.g., Salesforce)
There is no requirement for companies like WP Engine to contribute to Wordpress. Zero. Mullenweg and his side admit as much.
And let's be real -- it's about the money. How many times have Mullenweg and co mentioned WPE's revenue in a discussion that's ostensibly about open source contributions? Otherwise, the Automattic rhetoric would be structured around "if WP Engine just contributes x hours a year of work then we'd drop the dispute." But we all know that's not true.
It's just sour grapes from Automattic, which is getting beaten by a competitor.
Until there's some legal obligation for WPE to contribute back to Wordpress, this is all nonsense.
This is making Automattic look thin-skinned and inept. They're going to lose a lot of credibility with their partners, if they haven't already. Anyone who actually watched Matt's talk knows it was disastrous. Someone in his circle needs to intervene and get him to drop this awkward, ill-advised and ultimately ineffective strategy.