396: Full Court WordPress on WP Engine
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On this week's episode, WordPress goes completely scorched-earth nuclear? Or are they just doing what's right? This is people's court, and you will decide. Or we all will decide, I guess. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss the latest news, hot topics, gaming, mobile, and all things open source and Linux. Now let's get this show on the road toward Destination Linux.

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Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net) Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com) Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com)

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro 00:00:57 Community Feedback 00:11:14 WordPress vs WP Engine Backstory 00:23:45 To the Point on the Drama 00:37:46 Ryan Shares Leadership Tips 00:39:46 Ethics And Nuance 00:54:19 Skip the Drama, Alternatives to WordPress 01:00:28 Sorry, We are Long Winded 01:01:41 Gaming: Goodboy Galaxy 01:04:32 Tip of the Week: OpenSnitch 01:07:42 Support the Show 01:09:32 Outro

Links:

• Community Feedback

• https://destinationlinux.net/comments)

• https://destinationlinux.net/forum)

• Michael's videon on the WordPress vs WP Engine Drama

• https://youtu.be/wxkzOsVvk8k)

• WordPress vs WP Engine Drama

• https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp-engine)

• https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/spoon/)

• https://wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/)

• https://youtube.com/watch?v=fnI-QcVSwMU)

• https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf)

• https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/25/legal-ping-pong-in-the-wordpress-world-continues-automattic-now-sends-wp-engine-a-cease-and-desist-letter-alleging-trademark-infringement/)

• https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/159-employees-are-leaving-automattic-as-ceos-fight-with-wp-engine-escalates/)

• https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/19/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/)

• https://404media.co/automattic-buyout-offer-wordpress-matt-mullenweg/)

• https://cio.com/article/3545272/things-get-nasty-in-lawsuit-between-wordpress-org-and-wp-engine.html)

• https://searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-co-founder-automattic-sued-for-attempted-extortion/529109/)

• https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/wordpress-wpengine-matt-mullenweg-drama-explained.html)

• https://theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273448/wp-engine-injunction-matt-mullenweg-wordpress-resources)

• https://theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256361/wordpress-wp-engine-drama-explained-matt-mullenweg)

• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-kindness/id1697948947)

• https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/is-matt-mullenweg-defending-wordpress-or-sabotaging-it/)

• https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management)

• Alternatives to WordPress

• https://ghost.org/)

• https://getgrav.org/)

• Gaming: Goodboy Galaxy

• https://store.steampowered.com/app/2705890/Goodboy_Galaxy/)

• Tip of the Week: OpenSnitch

• https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch?tab=readme-ov-file)

• Support the Show

• https://tuxdigital.com/membership)

• https://tuxdigital.com/store)