I'm quite sure that if you're even slightly passionate about issues related to the Internet, you've undoubtedly stumbled upon the WordPress vs. WP Engine dispute. You can get a better idea through one of the best-written articles I've read so far on The Verge.

A completely nonsensical drama, really. I don't know WP Engine or its business practices, but it seems to have the fault of adopting open-source software and, in the full spirit of open-source, shaping it for their needs. Or at least that's how I understand it.

On the other hand, it seems from WordPress there's an attempt to change the rules of the game once it has already started.

Although often in disagreement with some of his opinions, this time DHH's view seems to me the most free from all that surrounding noise useful for resolving the issue (but perhaps useful in Court):

That's the deal. That's open source. I give you a gift of code, you accept the terms of the license. There cannot be a second set of shadow obligations that might suddenly apply if you strike it rich using the software. Then the license is meaningless, the clarity all muddled, and certainty lost.

I wonder how it will end. Certainly, WordPress, in its commercial nature and thus .com and the hosting service, hides many pitfalls for someone like me who isn't adept at handling code. I still remember when I decided to move the blog there, I had to pay something like $300 a year.

Luckily, Manuel came to my rescue.