WPTavern: WPWeekly Episode 345 – The Relationship Between Corporate Cash and Open Source Software
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss a thought-provoking post published by Morten Rand-Hendriksen that takes a deep look at equity in open source software. Morten suggests that the mantra of decisions are made by those who show up be changed to decisions are made by those who can afford to show up.
We talk about the relationship and influence money from businesses can have on open source software, especially if they’re employing someone to contribute to that project full-time. We discuss the pros and cons of financial contributions and whether or not WordPress could fall victim to progressing only at the whims of corporate sponsors.
Near the end of the show, John provides an overview of what’s new in Sugar Calendar 2.0.
Stories Discussed:
PetersenMediaGroup is Relaunched
https://www.petersenmediagroup.com/
Gutenberg 5.0 Adds New RSS Block, Amazon Kindle Embed Block, and FocalPointPicker Component
Gutenberg Blocks Design Library Offers Pre-Built Page Designs Using Existing Core Blocks
Google+ is shutting down in April with some APIs shutting down in March
Sugar Calendar 2.0 Beta Released
The Dark Mode plugin developed by Daniel James is no longer a featured plugin.
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In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss a thought-provoking post published by Morten Rand-Hendriksen that takes a deep look at equity in open source software. Morten suggests that the mantra of decisions are made by those who show up be changed to decisions are made by those who can afford to show up. We talk about the relationship and influence money from businesses can have on open source software, especially if they’re employing someone to contribute to that project full-time. We discuss the pros and cons of financial contributions and whether or not WordPress could fall victim to progressing only at the whims of corporate sponsors. Near the end of the show, John provides an overview of what’s new in Sugar Calendar 2.0. Stories Discussed: PetersenMediaGroup is Relaunched https://www.petersenmediagroup.com/ WordPress 5.1 Field Guide Gutenberg 5.0 Adds New RSS Block, Amazon Kindle Embed Block, and FocalPointPicker Component Gutenberg Blocks Design Library Offers Pre-Built Page Designs Using Existing Core Blocks Google+ is shutting down in April with some APIs shutting down in March Sugar Calendar 2.0 Beta Released The Dark Mode plugin developed by Daniel James is no longer a featured plugin. WPWeekly Meta: Next Episode: Wednesday, February 20th 3:00…
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