Decentralize. Distribute. Democratize.
We are building a distributed repository for WordPress package management to replace .org.
| Website | https://aspirepress.org |
| GitHub | https://github.com/aspirepress |
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At the recent AltCtrl-Org event in Basel, Switzerland, our own Matt Leach did a quick demo of AspireUpdate and AspireExplorer, both of which connect to AspireCloud to browse WordPress packages available for install and update. If you missed it and haven't downloaded AspireUpdate or the FAIR plugin, give this a watch -- it's fast-paced and
AspirePress stands with Joost and we believe his call for leadership in the vacuum of #wordpress matters a great deal.
We’re inviting core WordPress contributors to sign up for the Future of WordPress imitative. You can indicate your interest here: https://aspirepress.org/the-future-of-wordpress/
@tante @alineblankertz @parismarx @Girgias I think we agree more than we disagree.
A BDFN model isn’t absolute power in one persons hands. It’s the ability to make hard decisions and have them be respected until they can be revisited.
Community is wonderful. Sometimes you need someone who can legitimately say to different parts of it “I hear you, we need to do X, we’ll revisit in six months” and have credibility to do that.
This is a rarely used but vitally important skill and role.
@alineblankertz @tante @parismarx @Girgias there’s an incredibly fine line between good governance and the kind of insanity we’re seeing in WordPress.
AspirePress is working on a different model that we term BDFN (benevolent dictator for now). A manager, hired and accountable to stakeholders, needs to be able to run a project. But they should be able to be fired for malfeasance or failure to meet the objectives and standards of the project.