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    ## 3 October 2024

    * Automattic releases [a blog post in response to the lawsuit](https://automattic.com/2024/10/03/meritless/) and announces that they have hired [Neal Katyal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Katyal)
    * Automattic releases [a blog post in response to the lawsuit](https://automattic.com/2024/10/03/meritless/) and announces that they have hired famous scumbag [Neal Katyal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Katyal)
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    ## 3 October 2024

    * Automattic releases [a blog post in response to the lawsuit](https://automattic.com/2024/10/03/meritless/)
    * Automattic releases [a blog post in response to the lawsuit](https://automattic.com/2024/10/03/meritless/) and announces that they have hired [Neal Katyal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Katyal)
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    * WP Engine [formally files suit against Automattic, Inc. and Matt Mullenweg](https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf)
    * Mullenweg continues his devotion to Posting Through It on the [Hacker News item about the lawsuit](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41726197), to the point where actual lawyers in the thread are begging him to shut up
    * Automattic puts up a [blog post about the trademark situation](https://automattic.com/2024/10/02/wordpress-trademarks-a-legal-perspective/)

    ## 3 October 2024

    * Automattic releases [a blog post in response to the lawsuit](https://automattic.com/2024/10/03/meritless/)
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    * WP Engine updates several of their pages to modify their use of 'WordPress' and 'WooCommerce'. The changes are in most cases fairly minor and clearly intended to reinforce their claim that their use is nominative and fair. ( [before](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929165726/https://wpengine.com/) | [after](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929223818/https://wpengine.com/fi/) )
    * Mullenweg [confirms on Twitter](https://x.com/photomatt/status/1840980359673995362) that he, not the WordPress Foundation, is the sole owner of the wordpress.**org** domain and in sole control of all of the repositories and critical infrastructure which rely on it.
    * LWN has [another nice recap](https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/991906/d7340f3b866d855b/)

    ## 1 October 2024

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    * Mullenweg has also spent the last several days [Posting Through It on Reddit](https://old.reddit.com/user/photomatt) (link goes to his user page, which should make all comments visible). (Note that many of these comments were posted significantly after his receipt of the C&D letter from WP Engine.)
    * Mullenweg is reportedly also [privately exhorting Automattic employees](https://x.com/ryancduff/status/1838961425647063047) to make supportive posts on their own blogs and social media. There may or may not be an implication that they will be retaliated against if they choose not to do so; reports vary.

    # Resources

    * Link to [full docket](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221176/wpengine-inc-v-automattic-inc/) for anyone who wants to follow developments on the lawsuit

    # Updates

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    * The Executive Director of WordPress, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, [has left Automattic](https://x.com/JosephaHaden/status/1841793834931397070). (The Tweet she is quoting has since been deleted and I can't find an archive.)
    * WP Engine [formally files suit against Automattic, Inc. and Matt Mullenweg](https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf)
    * Mullenweg continues his devotion to Posting Through It on the [Hacker News item about the lawsuit](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41726197), to the point where actual lawyers in the thread are begging him to shut up
    * Automattic puts up a [blog post about the trademark situation](https://automattic.com/2024/10/02/wordpress-trademarks-a-legal-perspective/)
    * Automattic puts up a [blog post about the trademark situation](https://automattic.com/2024/10/02/wordpress-trademarks-a-legal-perspective/)
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    * Kellie Peterson (see above) posts on Medium that [Mullenweg has threatened her with legal action for her Twitter posts](https://medium.com/@kelliepeterson/nice-guy-matt-mullenweg-ceo-of-wordpress-com-cries-foul-and-threatens-me-with-legal-action-f116ac57d862)
    * The Executive Director of WordPress, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, [has left Automattic](https://x.com/JosephaHaden/status/1841793834931397070). (The Tweet she is quoting has since been deleted and I can't find an archive.)
    * WP Engine [formally files suit against Automattic, Inc. and Matt Mullenweg](https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf)
    * Mullenweg continues his devotion to Posting Through It on the [Hacker News item about the lawsuit](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41726197), to the point where actual lawyers in the thread are begging him to shut up
    * Mullenweg continues his devotion to Posting Through It on the [Hacker News item about the lawsuit](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41726197), to the point where actual lawyers in the thread are begging him to shut up
    * Automattic puts up a [blog post about the trademark situation](https://automattic.com/2024/10/02/wordpress-trademarks-a-legal-perspective/)
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    * Kellie Peterson (see above) posts on Medium that [Mullenweg has threatened her with legal action for her Twitter posts](https://medium.com/@kelliepeterson/nice-guy-matt-mullenweg-ceo-of-wordpress-com-cries-foul-and-threatens-me-with-legal-action-f116ac57d862)
    * The Executive Director of WordPress, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, [has left Automattic](https://x.com/JosephaHaden/status/1841793834931397070). (The Tweet she is quoting has since been deleted and I can't find an archive.)
    * WP Engine [formally files suit against Automattic, Inc. and Matt Mullenweg](https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf)
    * WP Engine [formally files suit against Automattic, Inc. and Matt Mullenweg](https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf)
    * Mullenweg continues his devotion to Posting Through It on the [Hacker News item about the lawsuit](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41726197), to the point where actual lawyers in the thread are begging him to shut up
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    * Kellie Peterson (see above) posts on Medium that [Mullenweg has threatened her with legal action for her Twitter posts](https://medium.com/@kelliepeterson/nice-guy-matt-mullenweg-ceo-of-wordpress-com-cries-foul-and-threatens-me-with-legal-action-f116ac57d862)
    * The Executive Director of WordPress, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, [has left Automattic](https://x.com/JosephaHaden/status/1841793834931397070). (The Tweet she is quoting has since been deleted and I can't find an archive.)

    ## 3 October 2024

    * WP Engine [formally files suit against Automattic, Inc. and Matt Mullenweg](https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf)
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    ## 2 October 2024

    * Kellie Peterson (see above) posts on Medium that [Mullenweg has threatened her with legal action for her Twitter posts](https://medium.com/@kelliepeterson/nice-guy-matt-mullenweg-ceo-of-wordpress-com-cries-foul-and-threatens-me-with-legal-action-f116ac57d862)
    * The Executive Director of WordPress, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, [has left Automattic](https://x.com/JosephaHaden/status/1841793834931397070). (The Tweet she is quoting has since been deleted and I can't find an archive.)

    ## 3 October 2024

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    # The Players
    * [The WordPress Foundation](https://wordpressfoundation.org) is the nonprofit which manages the WordPress code and ecosystem. It theoretically maintains the wordpress.**org** website (the domain, however, is [owned by Matt Mullenweg](https://wp-content.co/bay-lights/) rather than by the Foundation), which acts as the central repository for all updates, themes, and plugins, as well as managing the WordPress documentation and maintaining a large discussion forum for WordPress devs and users. The Foundation is administered by [a board of three people, one of whom is Matt Mullenweg](https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2024/09/24/who-is-on-the-wordpress-foundation-board/).
    * [The WordPress Foundation](https://wordpressfoundation.org) is the nonprofit which manages the WordPress code and ecosystem. Until this blowup started, it was widely believed to maintain the wordpress.**org** website (the domain, however, is [owned by Matt Mullenweg](https://wp-content.co/bay-lights/) rather than by the Foundation), which acts as the central repository for all updates, themes, and plugins, as well as managing the WordPress documentation and maintaining a large discussion forum for WordPress devs and users. The Foundation is administered by [a board of three people, one of whom is Matt Mullenweg](https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2024/09/24/who-is-on-the-wordpress-foundation-board/).
    * [WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org) is the above-mentioned plugin/theme/update repository, which turns out to be owned by Mullenweg directly rather than by the Foundation, and he is in full control of it.
    * [Automattic](https://automattic.com) is the for-profit arm of WordPress, which maintains the wordpress.**com** web host as well as offering a number of other free and paid addons to WordPress. Matt Mullenweg is the CEO and a member of the Board of Directors, and controls a majority of voting shares in the organization.
    * [WP Engine](https://wpengine.com) is a company which offers managed hosting for WordPress sites. They are a major player in the WP hosting space. It is important to note that the phrase "managed hosting" specifically implies a high level of control by the hosting company over the software and infrastructure; managed hosting services are geared toward less-technical clients and clients who want to offload server administration stuff. People who are purchasing managed hosting, as opposed to unmanaged hosting, are *specifically buying* the higher level of control by the hosting provider, because it means fewer hassles for them.

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    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer, but *not* a trademark/IP lawyer) [weighs in on some of the legal considerations](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine on 20 September 2024](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/) (*Editor's note: I say "purported to be" because at least one of the terms in the term sheet, related to affiliate codes, doesn't seem to be related to anything that actually happened in the real world and was, as far as i can tell, "discovered" by Matt as an issue several days after 20 September*)
    * On Twitter, [Mullenweg is directly asking WP Engine's big clients to switch hosts](https://x.com/photomatt/status/1841283504799133800)
    * On Twitter, [Mullenweg is directly asking WP Engine's big clients to switch hosts](https://x.com/photomatt/status/1841283504799133800)
    * Several people including former Automattic employee Kellie Peterson (note her name, it'll come up again) post on X that Automattic is offering buyout packages to employees who are [not "aligned with the CEO's vision"](https://old.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1fu7dfm/rumours_that_automattic_employees_not_on_board/) (link is to a Reddit roundup with comments)

    ## 2 October 2024

    * Kellie Peterson (see above) posts on Medium that [Mullenweg has threatened her with legal action for her Twitter posts](https://medium.com/@kelliepeterson/nice-guy-matt-mullenweg-ceo-of-wordpress-com-cries-foul-and-threatens-me-with-legal-action-f116ac57d862)

    ## 3 October 2024

    * WP Engine [formally files suit against Automattic, Inc. and Matt Mullenweg](https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Complaint-WP-Engine-v-Automattic-et-al-with-Exhibit.pdf)
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    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer, but *not* a trademark/IP lawyer) [weighs in on some of the legal considerations](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine on 20 September 2024](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/) (*Editor's note: I say "purported to be" because at least one of the terms in the term sheet, related to affiliate codes, doesn't seem to be related to anything that actually happened in the real world and was, as far as i can tell, "discovered" by Matt as an issue several days after 20 September*)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine on 20 September 2024](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/) (*Editor's note: I say "purported to be" because at least one of the terms in the term sheet, related to affiliate codes, doesn't seem to be related to anything that actually happened in the real world and was, as far as i can tell, "discovered" by Matt as an issue several days after 20 September*)
    * On Twitter, [Mullenweg is directly asking WP Engine's big clients to switch hosts](https://x.com/photomatt/status/1841283504799133800)
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    ## 30 September 2024

    * WP Engine updates several of their pages to modify their use of 'WordPress' and 'WooCommerce'. The changes are in most cases fairly minor and clearly intended to reinforce their claim that their use is nominative and fair. ( [before](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929165726/https://wpengine.com/) | [after](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929223818/https://wpengine.com/fi/) )
    * Mullenweg [confirms on Twitter](https://x.com/photomatt/status/1840980359673995362) that he, not the WordPress Foundation, is the sole owner of the wordpress.**org** domain and in sole control of all of the repositories and critical infrastructure which rely on it.

    ## 1 October 2024

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    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer, but *not* a trademark/IP lawyer) [weighs in on some of the legal considerations](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine on 20 September 2024](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/) (*Editor's note: I say "purported to be" because at least one of the terms in the term sheet, related to affiliate codes, doesn't seem to be related to anything that actually happened in the real world and was, as far as i can tell, "discovered" by Matt as an issue several days after 20 September*)
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    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer, but *not* a trademark/IP lawyer) [weighs in on some of the legal considerations](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine]([https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/)
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    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer, but *not* a trademark/IP lawyer) [weighs in on some of the legal considerations](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine]([https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf)) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine]([https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/)
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    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer, but *not* a trademark/IP lawyer) [weighs in on some of the legal considerations](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/) for use of the trademarks
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine]([https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/](https://automattic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/term-sheet-wp-engine-inc.-automattic-trademark-license_09.19.2024-1.pdf)) for use of the trademarks, alongside a [blog post purported to be the timeline of events](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/)
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    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer, but *not* a trademark/IP lawyer) [weighs in on some of the legal considerations](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer, but *not* a trademark/IP lawyer) [weighs in on some of the legal considerations](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
    * Automattic publishes what they purport to be [the term sheet they offered WP Engine](https://automattic.com/2024/10/01/wpe-terms/) for use of the trademarks
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    * At least two WordPress Core contributors report that [their access to the Make Wordpress team](https://x.com/KarlAustin/status/1839630750359888142) [was disabled](https://toot.re/@JosKleverWebSupport/113199167090711048) after they criticized Mullenweg on the team's private Slack
    * The Verge [posts an explainer article](https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256361/wordpress-wp-engine-drama-explained-matt-mullenweg)
    * Josh Collinsworth posts [a call to fire Mullenweg](https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/fire-matt) which also contains an excellent and comprehensive roundup of events so far
    * On Hacker News, Mullenweg confirms that [he plans to continue serving as CEO of Automattic as well as Director of the Foundation and owner/operator of wordpress.org](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41677985)
    * On Hacker News, Mullenweg confirms that [he plans to continue serving as CEO of Automattic as well as Director of the Foundation and owner/operator of wordpress.org](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41677985) and states that he [does not plan to undo the hard-coded dependency on the wordpress.org repositories within the WordPress software](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41676885)

    ## 28 September 2024

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    * The Verge [posts an explainer article](https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256361/wordpress-wp-engine-drama-explained-matt-mullenweg)
    * Josh Collinsworth posts [a call to fire Mullenweg](https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/fire-matt) which also contains an excellent and comprehensive roundup of events so far
    * On Hacker News, Mullenweg confirms that [he plans to continue serving as CEO of Automattic as well as Director of the Foundation and owner/operator of wordpress.org](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41677985)

    ## 28 September 2024

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    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer but not a trademark lawyer) [weighs in](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer, but *not* a trademark/IP lawyer) [weighs in on some of the legal considerations](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
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    ## 1 October 2024

    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
    * Richard Best (who is a lawyer but not a trademark lawyer) [weighs in](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/i-am-not-a-us-trademark-lawyer-but/)
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    ## 1 October 2024

    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
    * The CEO of CloudFlare offers (via Twitter) to [donate all resources required to continue hosting the wordpress.**org** repositories](https://x.com/eastdakota/status/1841154152006627663)
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    ## 28 September 2024

    * Mullenweg [gives a live interview](https://www.youtube.com/live/F6vXWQrQXgY)
    * Mullenweg, on his personal blog, [challenges Lee Wittlinger, president of the WP Engine Board of Directors, to a public debate](https://ma.tt/2024/09/missing-spokespeople/)

    ## 30 September 2024

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    ## 30 September 2024

    * WP Engine updates several of their pages to modify their use of 'WordPress' and 'WooCommerce'. The changes are in most cases fairly minor and clearly intended to reinforce their claim that their use is nominative and fair. ( [before](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929165726/https://wpengine.com/) | [after](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929223818/https://wpengine.com/fi/) )
    * WP Engine updates several of their pages to modify their use of 'WordPress' and 'WooCommerce'. The changes are in most cases fairly minor and clearly intended to reinforce their claim that their use is nominative and fair. ( [before](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929165726/https://wpengine.com/) | [after](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929223818/https://wpengine.com/fi/) )

    ## 1 October 2024

    * Mullenweg says in an interview that the 8% deal is "no longer on the table" and [threatens a hostile takeover of WP Engine](https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine)
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    ## 27 September 2024

    * Mullenweg uses the .org blog to post [WP Engine Reprieve](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp-engine-reprieve/), stating that they are re-enabling WP Engine's access to the central repository, but *only through 30 September* (specifically "until October 1, UTC 00:00"), giving WP Engine all of two and a half business days to spin up working mirrors.
    * A WordPress Core contributor reports that [his access to the Make Wordpress team was disabled](https://x.com/KarlAustin/status/1839630750359888142) after he criticized Mullenweg's decision on the team's private Slack
    * At least two WordPress Core contributors report that [their access to the Make Wordpress team](https://x.com/KarlAustin/status/1839630750359888142) [was disabled](https://toot.re/@JosKleverWebSupport/113199167090711048) after they criticized Mullenweg on the team's private Slack
    * The Verge [posts an explainer article](https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256361/wordpress-wp-engine-drama-explained-matt-mullenweg)
    * Josh Collinsworth posts [a call to fire Mullenweg](https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/fire-matt) which also contains an excellent and comprehensive roundup of events so far

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    ## 30 September 2024

    * WP Engine updates several of their pages to modify their use of 'WordPress' and 'WooCommerce'. The changes are in most cases fairly minor and clearly intended to reinforce their claim that their use is nominative and fair. ([before](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929165726/https://wpengine.com/)|[after](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929223818/https://wpengine.com/fi/)
    * WP Engine updates several of their pages to modify their use of 'WordPress' and 'WooCommerce'. The changes are in most cases fairly minor and clearly intended to reinforce their claim that their use is nominative and fair. ( [before](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929165726/https://wpengine.com/) | [after](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929223818/https://wpengine.com/fi/) )
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    ## 28 September 2024

    * Mullenweg [gives a live interview](https://www.youtube.com/live/F6vXWQrQXgY)
    * Mullenweg [gives a live interview](https://www.youtube.com/live/F6vXWQrQXgY)

    ## 30 September 2024

    * WP Engine updates several of their pages to modify their use of 'WordPress' and 'WooCommerce'. The changes are in most cases fairly minor and clearly intended to reinforce their claim that their use is nominative and fair. ([before](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929165726/https://wpengine.com/)|[after](https://web.archive.org/web/20240929223818/https://wpengine.com/fi/)
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    * Mullenweg uses the .org blog to post [WP Engine Reprieve](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp-engine-reprieve/), stating that they are re-enabling WP Engine's access to the central repository, but *only through 30 September* (specifically "until October 1, UTC 00:00"), giving WP Engine all of two and a half business days to spin up working mirrors.
    * A WordPress Core contributor reports that [his access to the Make Wordpress team was disabled](https://x.com/KarlAustin/status/1839630750359888142) after he criticized Mullenweg's decision on the team's private Slack
    * The Verge [posts an explainer article](https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256361/wordpress-wp-engine-drama-explained-matt-mullenweg)
    * Josh Collinsworth posts [a call to fire Mullenweg](https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/fire-matt) which also contains an excellent and comprehensive roundup of events so far
    * Josh Collinsworth posts [a call to fire Mullenweg](https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/fire-matt) which also contains an excellent and comprehensive roundup of events so far

    ## 28 September 2024

    * Mullenweg [gives a live interview](https://www.youtube.com/live/F6vXWQrQXgY)
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    * Mullenweg uses the .org blog to post [WP Engine Reprieve](https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp-engine-reprieve/), stating that they are re-enabling WP Engine's access to the central repository, but *only through 30 September* (specifically "until October 1, UTC 00:00"), giving WP Engine all of two and a half business days to spin up working mirrors.
    * A WordPress Core contributor reports that [his access to the Make Wordpress team was disabled](https://x.com/KarlAustin/status/1839630750359888142) after he criticized Mullenweg's decision on the team's private Slack
    * The Verge [posts an explainer article](https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256361/wordpress-wp-engine-drama-explained-matt-mullenweg)
    * The Verge [posts an explainer article](https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256361/wordpress-wp-engine-drama-explained-matt-mullenweg)
    * Josh Collinsworth posts [a call to fire Mullenweg](https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/fire-matt) which also contains an excellent and comprehensive roundup of events so far