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[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 15 points 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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 1 year 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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