Clarifying some things I’ve seen about WP Composer/Roots this week: – We started working on a WPackagist replacement last August, long before any recent attention – RTs/posts by dot org are unrelated to our motivations, but we do appreciate the extra visibility – Roots has been an independent open source org in the WordPress ecosystem since 2011, with one goal: improve the WP developer experience – We’ve never been an agency or owned by a hosting company, just a team and community focused on open source – I do sell one product, Radicle, to help fund that work, along with past products like screencasts and the Sage book – WP dot com has been a sponsor since 2021, and others, including Pantheon, have supported Roots over the years, with no influence on our roadmap – WP Engine hasn’t been involved with Roots, no sponsorship or collaboration to date, including support and documentation for Sage 11 – When critical ecosystem infrastructure ends up controlled by a private equity-owned company, especially when that platform still has gaps in Composer support, we think the community deserves an open alternative
