DHH Is Kendrick

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For the last few weeks the open source tech world has been observing some drama between the founder of Wordpress and WP Engine. I cant say that I am on the side of a PE firm, but Matt seems to be doing everything he can to turn the community against him.

Recently, DHH stepped into the ring to provide his opinions on the matter and it seems like we have ourselves the equivalent of the Drake v. Kendrick rap beef.

Matt - Drake

https://ma.tt/2024/10/on-dhh/

DHH - Kendrick

https://world.hey.com/dhh/automattic-is-doing-open-source-dirty-b95cf128

https://world.hey.com/dhh/open-source-royalty-and-mad-kings-a8f79d16

https://world.hey.com/dhh/capture-less-than-you-create-c30e462e

We even got a cameo appearance from the founder of Drupal.

Dries Buytaert - J Cole

https://dri.es/solving-the-maker-taker-problem

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