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Secure Custom Fields by WordPress.org

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172 points ValentineC | 19 comments | 12 Oct 24 18:38 UTC | HN request time: 1.575s | source | bottom
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RobotToaster ◴[12 Oct 24 19:15 UTC] No.41821624[source]▶
Wordpress banned forks from the plugin directory a while ago, so they're doing what they ban everyone else from doing. https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2021/02/16/reminder-forke...
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1. batuhanicoz ◴[12 Oct 24 19:47 UTC] No.41821901[source]▶
ACF isn’t a premium plugin (linked post only concerns those).

The linked post also might not reflect the current policies. This update was a security update and was done due to the unique circumstances around the original publisher.

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2. Sebguer ◴[12 Oct 24 19:57 UTC] No.41821988[source]▶
The mental gymnastics you keep doing to defend your boss are impressive, and I'm sure will reflect well on your next perf cycle!
3. ◴[12 Oct 24 20:01 UTC] No.41822021[source]▶
4. throw16180339 ◴[12 Oct 24 20:08 UTC] No.41822082[source]▶
There are a lot of other employers that won't make you lie for them.
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5. batuhanicoz ◴[12 Oct 24 20:16 UTC] No.41822158[source]▶
If you point to any lies told by me, I would love to correct them.

No one has told me to come here and defend anyone. I work at a part of Automattic that is isolated from anything WordPress — I don’t have to be here.

I am defending values I believe in. I am trying to make sure correct information is out there.

You are free to not believe that of course.

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6. xenago ◴[12 Oct 24 20:19 UTC] No.41822182[source]▶
Spamming nonsense isn't a good look...
7. DonnieBurger ◴[12 Oct 24 20:22 UTC] No.41822208{3}[source]▶
If Microsoft took over an existing GitHub repo, would those values be the same?
8. dmvdoug ◴[12 Oct 24 20:23 UTC] No.41822219{3}[source]▶
What values are those, exactly?
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9. throw16180339 ◴[12 Oct 24 20:36 UTC] No.41822334{3}[source]▶
The correct information is that your employer created the security problem as part of their shakedown attempt. They then banned the WP Engine developers from Wordpress so that they couldn't update the plugin. Now they've forked the plugin, removed the commercial upgrade, and renamed it.

I'm not sure where values come into it. I'd be ashamed to work there.

10. rasso ◴[12 Oct 24 20:37 UTC] No.41822339[source]▶
Exactly. ACF is free and open source. ACF Pro is not. Secure Custom Fields is based on the free version (ACF, without "Pro").
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11. bombcar ◴[12 Oct 24 21:27 UTC] No.41822804{4}[source]▶
US dollar values deposited into the accounts every paycheck, I assume.
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12. luckylion ◴[12 Oct 24 21:32 UTC] No.41822847[source]▶
It still uses trademarks from ACF, those are obviously not "open source", which also has been Matt's & wordpress.org's stance since forever: the _code_ is GPL, but the assets are not.

If you "fork" the assets, you're not covered by GPL.

Obviously it's nonsense to discriminate between the free version of a freemium plugin and a commercial plugin and this is simply a stupid way to lash out.

13. CrimsonRain ◴[12 Oct 24 22:02 UTC] No.41823101{3}[source]▶
You're values are doing open source dirty.
14. throw16180339 ◴[12 Oct 24 22:13 UTC] No.41823174{4}[source]▶
Automattic is an open source company, albeit one controlled by a melodrama villain.
15. albedoa ◴[13 Oct 24 04:20 UTC] No.41825119{3}[source]▶
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16. bigiain ◴[13 Oct 24 06:28 UTC] No.41825678{5}[source]▶
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." -- Upton Sinclair (probably, may be apocryphal)
17. labster ◴[13 Oct 24 07:08 UTC] No.41825844{4}[source]▶
Some people have better things to do with their life than win internet arguments, man.
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18. maxloh ◴[13 Oct 24 07:25 UTC] No.41825917[source]▶
Because WordPress is licensed under the GPL, all plugins must be licensed under GPL-compatible licenses. This applies to ACF Pro as well.
19. albedoa ◴[13 Oct 24 14:30 UTC] No.41828337{5}[source]▶
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