Did the WordPress Drama make things Worse for us?

In this video I am explaining the drama, but I am also sharing my opinion on how I think the WordPress founder is a bit hypocritical in some areas, and I offer some solutions for a better WordPress future. This video took me weeks to make, so I really hope you will like it. → ACF (and other Wp Engine plugins) manual update guide https://wpengine.com/support/installi... → The long list with resources I used for this video (not all of them) https://wordpress.org/about/license/ (GPL) https://wordpress.org/five-for-the-fu... (contributions) https://github.com/wordpress/wporg-pl... (what they can do with a plugin) https://us.wordcamp.org/2024/    • WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg's Spic...   (Matt's keynote on Wordcamp US) https://ppc.land/wordpress-core-loses... (developer from Pods who left WP) https://world.hey.com/dhh/automattic-... (founder of Ruby on Rails, another Open Source project)    • The Wordpress Drama Interview (this got ci...   (Matt's interview with Theo that I mentioned multiple times) https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploa... (cease and desist from WP Engine) https://wptavern.com/wp-content/uploa... (cease and desist from Matt) https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp... (calling WP Engine out) https://ma.tt/2024/09/ecosystem-think... (all about freedom) https://ma.tt/2024/09/wordpress-engine/ (about violating trademarks) https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp... (Wp Engine being banned) https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/se... (taking over ACF, related to article 18 on Github) https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/... (WP New upcoming UI) → Software I recommend Hostinger for affordable webhosting: http://livingwithpixels.com/hostinger Siteground for premium webhosting: http://livingwithpixels.com/siteground Elementor for no-code web-development: http://livingwithpixels.com/elementor Figma for Web Design: https://livingwithpixels.com/figma All recommended software & discounts: https://livingwithpixels.com/links/ → Starter Guides for Beginners Elementor Starters Guide: https://livingwithpixels.com/elemento... Figma Design Starters Guide: https://livingwithpixels.com/design-g... → Full A-Z Courses Elementor Pro Mastery Course: https://livingwithpixels.com/elemento... Figma Design Mastery Course: https://livingwithpixels.com/design-c... Business Course: https://livingwithpixels.com/business... → Social media Tiktok:   / rinodeboer   Instagram:   / rinodeboer   Twitter / X:   / rinodeboer   Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means that I earn a commission when you make a purchase via my link. Thanks a lot if you decide to do that! I couldn't make all these videos without it.