Episode Details

This week, we discuss WordPress paying employees to quit, the perils of management by fear, and Matt shutting down his datacenter. Plus, the definitive top 5 ranking of Australia’s iconic Big Things.

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Runner-up Titles

• The Spirit of Open Source
• Debating ‘Benevolent’
• The Hero 1-Day Guy
• The Mullenweg Way
• He has Been Great for Podcasting
• Spider Vacuuming

Rundown

• A Guide To 30 Of Australia's Iconic Big Things
• More WordPress
  • WordPress cofounder is paying employees to leave if they disagree with him
  • The WordPress Saga: Does Matt Mullenwegg Want a Fork or Not?
  • Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark
  • WP Engine sues WordPress co-creator Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging abuse of power
  • Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’
  • Automattic Alignment
• RTO or GFTO / Oxide

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