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Tumblr to move its half a billion blogs to WordPress (techcrunch.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The open-source software from WordPress.org is great for blogs. It becomes the worst when you try it make it do more than that. Even worse is WordPress.com which is very different and uses a very locked-down and restricted proprietary version of the WordPress software. They charge $25/mo for the tier that lets you add custom CSS.

Additionally, Automattic gets a free pass of violating the WordPress terms of use for the WordPress name and logo to intentionally trick people into thinking the paid platform at WordPress.com is the same as the free and open-source software from WordPress.org. They get to leverage the non-profit's name and likeness and gets preferential treatment to funnel business to their for-profit company.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Wow. For real, I always just assumed that .com was the commercial arm of .org. Holy shit.

Edit: So, for anyone curious, .com is owned by Automattic, who also own Tumblr, Beeper, PocketCasts and Buddy Press. The WordPress project and .org are owned by the WordPress Foundation. Automattic makes some contributions to the WordPress project but they and the WP Foundation are seperate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Completely separate entities besides the owner being the same.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think you misunderstood the comment you are replying to.

The WordPress Foundation does not have the same owner as WordPress.com.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Matt Mullenweg effectively is the 'owner' of both, yes. Though the term 'owner' isn't necessarily precise, it effectively conveys the idea.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Ah sorry, it sounded like you were reacting to the comment you replied to, which it was more like you were adding information.