I believe Matt is right about the core issue in this fight. WordPress cannot become a place where large companies extract massive value from the ecosystem while ignoring the responsibilities that come with that position.
But I also think the way the fight has been handled created unnecessary damage and fear in the ecosystem.
The software is still incredibly resilient.
But trust in the project is more fragile than ever. I hope the people involved find a way to lower the temperature, because the plugin and theme ecosystem depends on it.
That's a pretty different tone from just a mere few months ago when everyone on this website was telling him to shut up.
Downplaying his vendetta into let bygones be bygones is pretty insane.
I think two things can be true at the same time.
I believe Matt is right about the core issue in this fight. WordPress cannot become a place where large companies extract massive value from the ecosystem while ignoring the responsibilities that come with that position.
But I also think the way the fight has been handled created unnecessary damage and fear in the ecosystem.
The software is still incredibly resilient.
But trust in the project is more fragile than ever. I hope the people involved find a way to lower the temperature, because the plugin and theme ecosystem depends on it.