Automattic demanded a cut of WP Engine’s revenue before starting WordPress battle

Automattic demanded a cut of WP Engine’s revenue before starting WordPress battle

Image: WordPress.com Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, asked rival hosting service WP Engine to hand over 8 percent of its revenue each month before igniting a very public battle over what you can and can’t do with an open-source project. On Wednesday, Automattic published the proposed deal that it sent to WP Engine on…