Comments on: Hasty Mistake With WP2.8 Header Design Challenge http://www.wptavern.com/hasty-mistake-with-wp28-header-design-challenge Where Every Drink Is On The House Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:56:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: that girl again http://www.wptavern.com/hasty-mistake-with-wp28-header-design-challenge#comment-1054 that girl again Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:23:41 +0000 http://www.wptavern.com/?p=1052#comment-1054 Well, as Automattic expands, not all of the people it employs are going to have a background in open-source software. They're probably forced to agree to the coolness of the concept in order to get hired, but that doesn't mean it's something to which they're personally committed, or even something that they think about much. I wouldn't say it's <em>inevitable</em> that Automattic's commitment to open-source gets watered down the more mainstream they become, but it's certainly something the community should continue to watch out for. Well, as Automattic expands, not all of the people it employs are going to have a background in open-source software. They’re probably forced to agree to the coolness of the concept in order to get hired, but that doesn’t mean it’s something to which they’re personally committed, or even something that they think about much.

I wouldn’t say it’s inevitable that Automattic’s commitment to open-source gets watered down the more mainstream they become, but it’s certainly something the community should continue to watch out for.

]]> By: Chip Bennett http://www.wptavern.com/hasty-mistake-with-wp28-header-design-challenge#comment-1053 Chip Bennett Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:57:21 +0000 http://www.wptavern.com/?p=1052#comment-1053 At first, I didn't realize that this was a contest that was "officially" supported by WP.org. Apparently, WP's new motto out to be: "WordPress - we support Open Source (but only when it's convenient)" Wouldn't this requirement for an Adobe Photoshop proprietary format file be analogous to Canonical requiring job applicants to submit their resumes in Microsoft Word format? At first, I didn’t realize that this was a contest that was “officially” supported by WP.org.

Apparently, WP’s new motto out to be: “WordPress – we support Open Source (but only when it’s convenient)”

Wouldn’t this requirement for an Adobe Photoshop proprietary format file be analogous to Canonical requiring job applicants to submit their resumes in Microsoft Word format?

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