I just found out that another contributor to the WordPress open source project has been kicked off of the WordPress.org repo and site. This has been a regular occurrence since the whole WordPress/WPE fiasco started. It’s almost like a badge of honor to be banned now.
The problem is that many of these people being banned have high profile plugins that in the WordPress repo that they can’t update now. Security issue much? Geezus.
Is Matt Mullenweg and Automattic trying to make people leave the WordPress? Are they trying to make it less secure? Because that’s what he’s doing.
Matt keeps assuring concerned people that this is a fight with WP Engine and Silver Lake the private equity firm that owns WPE.
Apparently not. Disagree with him in any fashion and you risk getting banned.
WTAF?
I’ve been critical of Matt, but apparently I’m just a peon and not important enough to ban. Look I’m not looking to get banned, but I am going to be critical. I think he’s lost his ever loving mind and taking us all along for the ride.
More to come, I’m sure.