The dispute between WP Engine on the one side and Automattic and Matt Mullenweg on the other, is spilling into the mainstream now. The BBC reports on the dispute and how it is bringing uncertainty and risk to WordPress businesses.

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

HeroPress celebrates its 10th anniversary. It is a website that highlights those who have had success through their connection with WordPress.

Akshat Choudhary, founder of BlogVault, creates an open source WordPress update mirror called Morpheus.

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.

Rae Morey reports that Matt Mullenweg has revised up his demands of WP Engine.

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

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.

There has been a growing movement for some WordPress product companies to collaborate on promoting WordPress through some joint, neutral, marketing initiatives. Miriam Schwab from Elementor has been one of the proponents of this idea. A meeting was held at WPUS to discuss this and move it forward.

The post on the Make blog is a great summary of the discussion and there are a number of good suggestions. I like the idea of focusing less on marketshare and more on community engagement. I also like the focus on promoting WordPress in education.