Comment on Matt Mullenweg temporarily shuts down some Wordpress.org functionsComments−xnx1yThrough all of this, has there been discussion about how WordPress is "freeloading" off of PHP, MySQL, etc.?−josefresco1yYes, and as a result of that public shaming effort Automattic increased their contributions to the PHP Foundation by 2.5x: https://x.com/ThePHPF/status/1853390265429508427−mkopinsky1y$250k is a respectable amount, but shouldn't it be based on a percentage of their revenue? /s−nchmy1y8%, to be exact.
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Through all of this, has there been discussion about how WordPress is "freeloading" off of PHP, MySQL, etc.?
Yes, and as a result of that public shaming effort Automattic increased their contributions to the PHP Foundation by 2.5x: https://x.com/ThePHPF/status/1853390265429508427
$250k is a respectable amount, but shouldn't it be based on a percentage of their revenue? /s
8%, to be exact.