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WordPress: Open Source Dynamics and Corporate Tensions
This chapter explores the evolution of WordPress as an open-source platform and the complex relationship between the WordPress Foundation and Automattic. The discussion highlights the challenges around company contributions to the ecosystem, recent controversies regarding profit sharing, and tensions arising from trademark decisions. Ultimately, it raises critical questions about the integrity, governance, and future sustainability of the WordPress community amidst growing commercial interests.