> I’ve watched people pour their lives into giving back only to have it all tossed out because their important work isn’t what Matt wanted people to focus on.
It's sentiments like this that really undercut Mullenweg's arguments. "WP Engine didn't contribute to core" when Core was just the preapproved feature list that was important to Automattic. Even if WP Engine wanted to contribute, their work would have just lined Automattic's pockets (hence why he just asked for money in the shakedown).
It's sentiments like this that really undercut Mullenweg's arguments. "WP Engine didn't contribute to core" when Core was just the preapproved feature list that was important to Automattic. Even if WP Engine wanted to contribute, their work would have just lined Automattic's pockets (hence why he just asked for money in the shakedown).