Post Syndicated from jzb original https://lwn.net/Articles/991906/

WordPress is the world’s most
popular open‑source blogging and content‑management platform. In its
20‑plus years of existence, WordPress has been something of a poster
child for open source, similar to Linux and Firefox. It introduced the
concept of open source to millions of bloggers, small‑business owners,
and others who have deployed WordPress to support their web‑publishing
needs. Unfortunately, it is now in the spotlight due to an increasingly
ugly dispute between two companies, Automattic and WP Engine, that has spilled over into
the WordPress community.