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by ValentineC 8 days ago
> And since the WordPress foundation controls the extension marketplace, they can reliably determine which parts of the API surface are in use, or even invest a chunk of money every month to send AI-written patches to plugin maintainers to ease the transition.

What WordPress foundation?
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9dev 8 days ago
The, uh, WordPress Foundation[0]?

[0]: https://wordpressfoundation.org

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ValentineC 7 days ago
I don't know if things have changed since, but my understanding remains that Matt runs WordPress.org using his own servers and money, not the foundation's:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42689906

The foundation was, at some point in time when the drama was at its peak, mostly a feel-good non-profit initiative.

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