Comment by ValentineC
1 day ago
> And since the WordPress foundation controls the extension marketplace, they can reliably determine which parts of the API surface are in use, or even invest a chunk of money every month to send AI-written patches to plugin maintainers to ease the transition.
What WordPress foundation?
The, uh, WordPress Foundation[0]?
[0]: https://wordpressfoundation.org
I don't know if things have changed since, but my understanding remains that Matt runs WordPress.org using his own servers and money, not the foundation's:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42689906
The foundation was, at some point in time when the drama was at its peak, mostly a feel-good non-profit initiative.