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Wordpress stuns supporters with unexpected fund raising practices

(arstechnica.com): News that Wordpress — a popular blogging software — has been using hidden advertising on their website to generate funding has left some enthusiasts bewildered and others betrayed.

I’ll say this: I donated a token amount to the WP cause when I switched from Blogger, and I never received so much as a “thank you.” I wasn’t expecting a T-shirt or anything, but c’mon.

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One Response to “Wordpress stuns supporters with unexpected fund raising practices”

  1. Jonathan Says:
    March 31st, 2005 at 2:28 pm

    Yeah, that is sad. The users under #wordpress on Freenode are much more friendlier, but I cannot speak for the Wordpress Devs themselves.

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