Wow, that WP Engine cease and desist is *next* level drama.
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Zach Leatherman :11ty:replied to ohmrun last edited by
@ohmrun lawyers get paid for each typeface they can fit into their letterhead
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Rhys Jonesreplied to Zach Leatherman :11ty: last edited by
@zachleat Holy smokes! Looks like Automatic is trying to shake down WP Engine for some moola
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Zach Leatherman :11ty:replied to Rhys Jones last edited by
@dvsk whew—it does look like that!
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@zachleat Wonder who else has received this type of threat privately and capitulated because they don’t have the resources to fend it off.
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@rianmurnen GOOD QUESTION
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karolinareplied to Zach Leatherman :11ty: last edited by
@zachleat I looked into mullenweg quite a lot since auttomatic reached out while I was looking for work. what I found was not pretty.
plus I know someone who was treated horrendously by them/mullenweg in a similar vein of bullying to give them what they wanted. checks out.
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McNeelyreplied to Zach Leatherman :11ty: last edited by
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Zach Leatherman :11ty:replied to Ernie Smith last edited by
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Zach Leatherman :11ty:replied to Zach Leatherman :11ty: last edited by
It’s giving late-stage silicon valley when the cease and desists are flying back and forth
PDF Link: https://automattic.com/2024/wp-engine-cease-and-desist.pdf
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Teganreplied to Zach Leatherman :11ty: last edited by
@zachleat i feel like the tumblr drama with Matt has completely broken him
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Zach Leatherman :11ty:replied to Tegan last edited by
@rawrmonstar he does seem a bit off-kilter
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Zach Leatherman :11ty:replied to karolina last edited by
@fox ugh. No shortage of disappointing tech leadership out there, unfortunately.
Unrelated—why can’t I see your replies? You’re not muted but multiple clients hid this from me until someone else replied to it
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Joshua Izreplied to Zach Leatherman :11ty: last edited by
This one reads particularly petty and lacking substance. Oof.
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Gavin Andereggreplied to Zach Leatherman :11ty: last edited by
@zachleat I guess all hosting companies should remove any mention of WordPress from their sites? I think Matt has maybe lost the plot here.
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Zach Leatherman :11ty:replied to Joshua Iz last edited by
@joshuaiz yeahhhhhhh—big oof, indeed.
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Zach Leatherman :11ty:replied to Gavin Anderegg last edited by
@gavinanderegg it’s okay to selectively (and on a 14-year delay) enforce a trademark against only one of your competitors, right?
…right?
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karolinareplied to Zach Leatherman :11ty: last edited by
@zachleat am I cursed??