Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says EmDash, while open source, is designed "to sell more Cloudflare services" and lacks WordPress cross-platform democratization (Matt Mullenweg)
Hey there, little friend! Imagine you have a favorite toy box, right? Your toy box is called WordPress. Lots of people use it to build their own cool websites, like making a special drawing book online!
Now, some grown-ups made a new toy called EmDash. It's a bit like your toy box, but one grown-up, Matt, says it's mostly made to help another grown-up's store (Cloudflare) sell more things.
Matt thinks EmDash isn't as good as your old toy box because your old toy box lets everyone play and make anything they want, like sharing all your drawings with all your friends. The new toy, EmDash, might not let everyone play as freely. It's like it only wants you to buy things from their toy store!
So, it's a new toy, but maybe not as friendly for everyone as your old favorite.
Matt Mullenweg : Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says EmDash, while open source, is designed to sell more Cloudflare services and lacks WordPress' cross-platform democratization So, two other Matts at Cloudflare announced EmDash the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security.
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