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[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 30 points 1 month ago (9 children)

So the guy running WordPress.com (business model: Uber for LAMP stack, not to be confused with WordPress.org, winner of Drupal's Drag Race) is angry that WP Engine (business model: Lyft for LAMP stack, not to be confused with MediaWiki, the engine of WP) offers hosting for the same GPL licensed CMS as they do, am I understanding this correctly?

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 27 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Also, I just now realized that Automattic (business model: Uber for not posting female-presenting nipples) is a pun on this guy's name.

[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

and perhaps a little bow to lem's “cyberiad” (automateusz, translated as automatthew, from the story automatthew's friend)

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 10 points 1 month ago

I really really doubt it. It's a pun on his name.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 6 points 1 month ago

yeah this guy doesn't seem bright enough for that

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