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Defending Open Source: Protecting the Future of WordPress

WordPress is a free toolkit anyone can use to build and customize a website. It powers over 40% of the web, giving freedom, ease, and flexibility in how websites are created. Core code, plugins, an…

However, this messaging is designed to mask the reality that due to a private equity firm in the background, its incentives are driven by profits and exit-valuations, not giving back for the sake of community health. This presented Matt with a difficult yet important choice: either stand by and watch WordPress be invisibly eroded by private equity’s profiteering, or take decisive action to defend the future of the platform. If you aren’t able to contribute your time and skills, then you could donate to the WordPress foundation, sponsor or attend a WordCamp or Meetup in your area, or even just express your support for the spirit of open source by sharing this web page with your network.

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