ABOUT THE PRESENTATION
In this presentation, we’ll cover the controversy around Matt Mullenweg’s controversial statements about and actions against WPEngine over their allegedly low contributions to WordPress source code and alleged misuse of the WordPress trademark. The very public feud has had a disparate impact on WP Engine-hosted customers and on the open-source software community. It is also affecting novice WordPress users who are not well-versed in the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, trademark law, and the risks of choosing hosting companies that don’t play well with the open source community. You’ll learn what you can do if you’re a WPEngine customer and, if you host elsewhere, how you can prepare a contingency strategy if your host is similarly targeted.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Rob Watson is the founder and co-host of the West Orlando WordPress meetup group. Since 1996 he has been creating websites for businesses and organizations small and large. In 2009 he founded Webidextrous.com as a freelance website design boutique. In 2015 he began to evolve it into a lean full-service web agency with a specialty in maintenance, security, and performance optimization of WordPress websites. Rob is also a space exploration enthusiast. He and his wife, Shannon, are parents to four children.
ATTENDING THE MEETUP
This event will be ONLINE ONLY. It will be broadcast at 6:00 pm EDT on Thursday, September 19th as a live Zoom online meeting. The Zoom link will be revealed and sent after you RSVP for the meetup. To deter “Zoom-bombers”, we screen everyone who joins Zoom by comparing their names to our RSVP list. When you join Zoom, be sure that your Zoom name matches the name under which you RSVP’d.
Participants are asked to mute their audio when the presentation begins. Please hold all questions until the end. After the presentation concludes, everyone in the Zoom can discuss the presentation, answer questions, and socialize in video conference mode.
This presentation will be recorded! We will post it to our YouTube channel but without the interactive Q&A at the end. Please subscribe now at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqesdRkxvQAolWo9v8dE11A to receive a notification of when this and future video-based meetup recordings are posted.
Please also RSVP so that we’ll be able to get a headcount for tracking our attendance. If you cannot attend, please cancel your RSVP for an accurate headcount.