« To Hell in a Handbasket | Main | Interview with Jason Calacanis » WordPress ControversyWordPress instigator Matt Mullenweg took advantage of his site's googlejuice to earn some funds for the project, hosting articles designed to game the Google Adwords program, as documented at waxy.org. My pal Jonas Luster, now the first Wordpress employee, has been handling the controversy that resulted while Matt's traveling. Matt's written his own detailed response now that he's back online. I wanted to add my two cents: Matt and Jonas are great guys, WordPress is a terrific piece of software. Putting the articles up was an error in judgement, but they've taken 'em down and they're being responsive. I'm expecting this won't be an issue for WordPress going forward. WordPress users who're concerned about this issue should consider the real message here: WordPress could use more seed money, so if you haven't so far, make a donation. jon posted this at 5:22 AM |
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