WordPress.com parent company Automattic asked WP Engine for 8 percent of its revenue each month before blocking the company from WordPress.org servers.
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, asked rival hosting service WP Engine to hand over 8 percent of its revenue each month before igniting a very public battle over what you can and can’t do with an open-source project. On Wednesday, Automattic published the proposed deal that it sent to WP Engine on September 20th. The proposal lays out a seven-year agreement that gives WP Engine the right to use the WordPress trademark in exchange for a hefty payment.
But WP Engine never accepted this proposal, as it believes its use of the WordPress trademark and “WP” abbreviations meet fair use guidelines. Automattic has since scrapped the terms, citing “WP Engine’s behavior, deception, and incompetence.” The Verge reached out to WP Engine with a request for comment but didn’t immediately hear back. Automattic and WP Engine have been locked in a public dispute over whether WP Engine can use WordPress.org’s open-source code without contributing much back.
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