This is a fantastic post by Marieke van de Rakt and Joost about how the community drives the success of WordPress.

Lots of people have lost access to developer support due to the current conflict. The conflict impacts more people due to a rippling effect.

Sarah Gooding, who was for a long time an author at the WPTavern, shares her take on WordPress and the current conflict with WP Engine.

The 22nd issue of the WP Perspectives Newsletter has been published.

Here is a great post from Joost that provides some insight into the current conflict with WP Engine.

Kevin Geary suggests that WordPress should have a funding model and vision rather than rely on the principle of a commons supported solely though donations.

Not WordPress, but may be of interest to founders. Paul Graham on “Founder’s Mode”. Managing a company after it has been growing. The traditional wisdom isn’t working.

This blog post from Tammie Lister reflects on her sponsorship to work on default themes. It gives a bit of insight into working in a sponsored position. It also is partly letting people know she is available to be sponsored.

Alex Denning from Ellipsis talks about Google’s monopoly and how Google is slowing down the rollout of AI.