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David defends the Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL) model in open source, citing its success in projects like Linux and Rails. However, he criticizes Automattic's aggressive actions against WP Engine in a contract dispute, including blocking access to the WordPress plugin registry and expropriating the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. David sees these moves as endangering open source norms and implores Matt Mullenweg to avoid becoming a 'mad king' by pursuing this 'commercial crusade' further. He advocates finding a modest compromise to resolve the conflict.
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Open source royalty and mad kings →
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David Heinemeier Hansson
Summary
David defends the Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL) model in open source, citing its success in projects like Linux and Rails. However, he criticizes Automattic's aggressive actions against WP Engine in a contract dispute, including blocking access to the WordPress plugin registry and expropriating the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. David sees these moves as endangering open source norms and implores Matt Mullenweg to avoid becoming a 'mad king' by pursuing this 'commercial crusade' further. He advocates finding a modest compromise to resolve the conflict.
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